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OPINION: Your old mate welcomes the proposed changes to local government but notes it drew responses that ranged from the reasonable…
Forget about a trifecta of looming taxes, it’s a "pick six", says Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Chris Lewis.
Make sure you get the necessary qualifications or credentials in considering challenging for leadership or governance roles, says the winner of the rural section of the Women of Influence awards, Nicola Shadbolt.
Farmers having trouble selling stock because of fears over Mycoplasma bovis are unlikely to see any compensation unless they are directly affected by Ministry for Primary Industries controls.
Tools such as Farm IQ and other farming data collection tools are increasingly important to sheep producers, Blake Holgate believes.
Growing more lambs in the shoulder season is among proposals for maximising the value of New Zealand lamb in a new report from Rabobank.
As the reality of Brexit takes hold in Ireland, major structural changes are taking place.
Irish Farmers Association (IFA) president Joe Healy says Ireland will closely watch what might happen to New Zealand’s lamb quota exports to the EU in the light of Brexit.
The pastoral sector is reacting to negative news reporting and comment, rather than being proactive and talking about its vision for water quality in New Zealand, claims Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons.
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.
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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.
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