Arise Sir Paddy
OPINION: Missed out on a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours, again?
Fonterra director Leonie Guiney is crying foul after the board blocked her from the upcoming director election.
Landcorp became a state-owned enterprise in 1987 as part of the fourth Labour Government’s massive economic transformation.
Technology, not taxes, is the way to deal with water related issues.
The lease and sale of Landcorp farms could help young farmers buy their first farm under a National government.
The National Party says it will offer state-owned Landcorp farms to young farmers, helping them into farm ownership.
Expect short supply of vegetables in the coming months, says Horticulture New Zealand.
Having seen the latest Yamaha AG 125 at Fieldays we asked an Auckland supplier for a test machine for a willing farmer.
Thefts of honey and beehives are a growing issue for beekeepers.
A ground breaking ceremony at Lincoln University has marked the start of work on the new $206 million joint facility to house AgResearch and Lincoln University researchers, students and staff.
Farmers are buying a deer velvet supplement to give their working dogs zest and longevity, claims the maker, Gevir, of Havelock North.
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When William Bragg left school all he wanted to do was work with horses, but he soon realised this passion would not make him a fortune.
Bright green peanut butter baits are being laid in an area of the Mackenzie District for the third year running to try to suppress an isolated population of wallabies adjacent to the Mount Cook National Park.
Award-winning Taranaki dairy farmers John and Roslyn Weir, of Springmount Farms, are encouraging other farmers to consider entering the Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Farm management software is enabling a Hawkes Bay dairy farm to get the best from its land.
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