New Broom
OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
Call at the Affco Horotiu stockyards any time between 5am and 5pm on any day and the chances are Mike Winikerei will be there.
A ground-breaking prototype methane recovery system on a 950 cow farm in Southland has demonstrated for the first time the commercial viability of this technology in a cool climate.
Provisional tax has long been difficult to get right and expensive to get wrong.
Cambridge farm software entrepreneur Peter Floyd believes soils’ power as a carbon sink warrants more investigation and funding.
Your canine crusader sees that multi-national, tax-dodging, political activist lobby group Greenpeace is whining about the ‘privacy intrusion’ on its staff.
This old mutt is not surprised to see that the smug tourism sector, which has been quick to jump on the anti-farming bandwagon with clean water campaigners, is all take and no give on the environment.
The Hound keeps despairing at the poor knowledge and appreciation of farming in NZ.
Your old mate is not surprised the general population has such a low opinion of local government and local councils.
The discovery of the cow disease Mycoplasma bovis in South Canterbury last month again raised concerns among farmers about NZ’s biosecurity measures and responsiveness.
In the months leading up to this year’s election, HortNZ has worked with our members to develop an election manifesto.
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The term ‘value added’ is too often used as a vague generic, and farmers need to consider specific strategies for adding value, says Rabobank analyst Blake Holgate.
Lincoln University's transfer of its Telford agricultural training operation at Balclutha to Wairarapa-based Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre has been completed, on the payment of a token $1 for the campus and other assets.
New Zealand dairy processors could struggle to get enough milk to operate their plants, according to a new report by Rabobank.
Rural News machinery editor Mark Daniel took time during a recent whistle-stop European study tour to visit the Royal Welsh Show.
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