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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…
Your old mate asks is it arrogance, stupidity or are they crying poor?
The Hound wonders what Massey University has against farming.
Your old mate is somewhat bemused by the eternal love affair Winston Peters has with Russia.
Your canine crusader suggests a vegan diet may not only be bad for your health, but it also can damage your sense of humour.
Wanted: people who know what to do and do it well, especially when the going is really, really tough – as in the drought in Canterbury.
Zespri is only "scratching at the surface" of market opportunities in China.
The kiwifruit industry has seen a resurgence of vine-killing disease Psa-V this year, but still expects a bumper crop.
$230 million is being spent over the next 10 years to produce definitive science on how to best manage land and water in New Zealand.
A New Zealand online video showing thousands of free range hens rushing outside into the sun and open fields has gone viral with 620,000 views and growing.
Dealers from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea gathered in Melbourne recently for the first Australasian Kubota Conference.
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Zespri says the TPP could save over $1000 for every hectare of kiwifruit grown in New Zealand if potential tariff relief was passed on to growers.
The Trans Pacific Partnership will eliminate over time most of the tariffs on New Zealand's red meat sector, says Beef + Lamb chairman James Parsons.
Having supplied product from Austrian grassland specialist Goweil since 2002, Webbline now introduces the new G1 fixed chamber baler.
Local government in rural regions around New Zealand will have the chance to discuss challenges and opportunities with the body which oversees their functions and structures.
The Hound
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OPINION: A press release from the oxygen thieves running the hot air symposium on climate change, known as COP30, grabbed your…
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