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OPINION: Missed out on a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours, again?
WorkSafe's recent statement that carrying a passenger on a single seat quad might be acceptable in exceptional circumstances – particularly when there is no other alternative – appears to be something of a hospital pass.
Engine maker Cummins has been the go-to engine provider for many ag machine manufacturers for decades. And who doesn’t love the sound of a big Cummins motor under load?
A Massey University agribusiness expert says Labour’s newly-announced water policy is problematic on several fronts.
The Government’s announcement of $44 million to support freshwater improvement projects is welcomed by Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ).
Federated Farmers wants Labour to tell farmers “what numbers you have in mind."
Pain relief for disbudding cattle will be mandatory under new animal welfare regulations.
“Have clippers, will travel” could be the motto of Mid-Canterbury’s Luke Gilbert.
Irrigation New Zealand chief executive Andrew Curtis says Labour's “water tax” would affect every New Zealander.
Reacting to Labour statement on freshwater, and in the absence of any detailed policy to go with that, Horticulture New Zealand says "let’s not do this".
New Labour leader Jacinda Ardern says her party will slap a royalty on water usage if elected next month.
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Like all agricultural innovations, crop protection products have evolved tremendously since their inception.
A partnership approach to dealing with river and lake water quality offers the best prospect of making sustained progress on problems often decades in the making, says the Feds.
Government funding for a nationwide project to better protect waterways, by measuring and managing nitrogen on cropping farms, has been welcomed by Horticulture New Zealand.
Meat processor Alliance has distributed $4.5 million to its farmer-shareholders as part of an initiative to reward loyalty.
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