New Broom
OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
Remote beehive monitoring company Hivemind is undeterred by a shortfall in a crowdfunding effort to test demand for a hobbyist version of its product.
Suggestions that farmers should be taxed for water use ignores the fact that irrigators are already paying for the water they use.
Amongst the more enjoyable things to see in this world is the enthusiasm and commitment shown by younger members of society to something they believe in.
Fonterra is being criticised for its expensive advertising campaign promoting the co-op, the dairy industry and its farmer shareholders.
The ability to send blood products and serum to China is “absolutely” important, says Tim Ritchie, Meat Industry Association (MIA) chief executive.
Shepherds may soon have a new tool to notify them of problems in their flocks.
Cattle prices in Australia have ended their three-year golden run, says Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA).
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) believes centralisation has left gaps in health services for rural areas which need to be addressed.
A new technology research institute called Plantech is planned for western Bay of Plenty using the region’s horticulture industry as a testing ground for new technologies and services.
Fonterra is spending $150 million on two new cream cheese plants to meet growing demand in Asia.
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'The potato problem is solved' is the bold claim of a Canterbury researcher who believes the industry can be transformed by simply growing potatoes under finely perforated plastic mesh covers.
Rural service provider PGG Wrightson, majority owned by Chinese conglomerate Agria, will announce its annual results next week.
Trade Minister Todd McClay is confident the European Union and New Zealand will begin negotiating a free trade agreement by the end of the year.
A pilot scheme helping ex-prisoners and other offenders to find work in the horticulture industry is succeeding and will be expanded, says Corrections Minister Louise Upston.
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