Arise Sir Paddy
OPINION: Missed out on a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours, again?
North Canterbury market gardener Cam Booker is not the type to get despondent, despite the trials of one of his wettest years ever.
New Zealand's food security needs to be addressed by the incoming government, says Horticulture NZ’s chief executive Mike Chapman.
Fonterra has lowered its forecast milk collection for the 2017-18 season.
Farmer shareholder-owned meat company the Alliance Group has announced a bonus share issue following its positive report card.
Three years ago fruit and vegetable trader T&G told Pukekohe growers about a potato with lower carbs and fewer calories, called Lotatoes.
An Irish politician is blaming the inflexibility and hardline tactics of the European Union (EU) on the UK voting to leave the bloc.
The New Zealand meat industry could be hit by fallout from the tense and divisive Brexit negotiations.
Rolleston farmer Ivan Robertson describes being caught up in the Mycoplasma bovis containment effort as a “pain in the butt”.
DairyNZ biosecurity, readiness and response manager Chris Morley would bet on imported semen as the most likely source of the Mycoplasma bovis incursion.
There's gold for New Zealand growers in Zespri’s SunGold kiwifruit.
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Some Pukekohe potato growers are reporting up to 30% losses due to rot, says Potatoes NZ chief executive Chris Claridge.
The government's chief science advisor warns that some scientists in New Zealand use their scientific standing to make claims well beyond available evidence and their own expertise.
Lamb, sheep and deer prices are likely to remain firm, but cow and bull prices could soften, according to the Alliance Group’s projections for the new season.
Vegetable growers will be taking a hit from lost production this year because of the wet weather, says Horticulture NZ’s chief executive Mike Chapman.
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