New Broom
OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
It's not the time yet for farmers to start getting into dairy sheep, but those interested need to keep a “watching brief” on the Government's new Primary Growth Partnership programme.
Facilitating innovation in the agricultural sector is crucial if the industry is to meet the challenge of safeguarding New Zealand's global competitiveness in the future.
We're getting used to the endless mileage the news media gives to autonomous vehicles from Google, Tesla and Mercedes.
Farmers can no longer simply buy the cheapest drench, assume it is doing a good job of killing worms and not consider the longer term implications, says Jo Houlter, veterinary technical advisor, MSD Animal Health.
Benefits previously only available overseas from world-leading anti-infectives are now available for New Zealand’s dairy farmers, claims David Barnett of Ceva Animal Health.
This old mutt is perturbed to hear of Lincoln University’s precarious financial state.
The Hound's old mother once gave this old mutt sage advice about people living in glasshouses not throwing stones.
An innate curiosity for 'why things happen' made Lincoln University PhD candidate Amy Whitley a natural fit for scientific research.
Commercial farmers can be sure estimated breeding values (EBVs) for calf weaning weights will deliver what they predict.
Tomatoes NZ is the latest industry group to sign up to a biosecurity partnership with government.
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Despite plenty of evidence showing the clear benefits of renewing pastures, renewal rates in New Zealand remain very low, claims the Pasture Renewal Charitable Trust.
An amusing memo circulated by a few social media-savvy farmers last week nicely summed up the rural-urban divide: 'Farming. noun [farm-ing]: the art of losing money while working 400 hours to feed people who think you are trying to kill them.'
Otago farmer Marty Deans says he entered this year’s Ballance Farm Environment Awards to benchmark the farm he manages and learn more about improving sustainability.
The question many people are asking is, 'which trade deal will it be: the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPPA) or the Regional Economic Partnership (RCEP)?'
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