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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…
You old mate continues to be dumbfounded at the lengths some 'environmental' groups will go to in an effort to discriminate against farming.
Surprise surprise, the Trans-Pacific Partnership has at last been concluded and no babies have been murdered.
A fresh intake of dairy genetics has given the industry's Ranking of Active Sires (RAS) list a shakeup this month.
The Ahuwhenua Trophycompetition that will in 2016 decide the top Maori dairy farm gives a great focus to Maori working in farming, says the Minister of Maori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell.
'Bold' new broadband rural connectivity targets have been welcomed by the Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa NZ (RHANZ) and the Telecommunication Users Association of NZ (TUANZ).
New Zealand needs to look closely at where it puts its science funding, says Massey food scientist Professor Paul Moughan.
The Australian cattle industry is bracing for a near record annual cattle slaughter by year's end.
Fonterra scientists' discovery of a new way of extracting more valuable data from a simple milk test has paved the way for developing a new, high-value UHT milk product now being sold in China.
The World Ploughing Championships have just concluded in Denmark and New Zealand entrants acquitted themselves well.
A lot of work goes into preparing to spend five minutes signing a piece of paper to set up a Government Industry Agreement (GIA) for Biosecurity, says Onions NZ chief executive Michael Ahern.
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Former DairyNZ chairman John Luxton is not hanging up his gumboots yet.
The New Zealand Merino Company's (NZM) strong performance this year showed that its approach of value creation, as opposed to volume play, was a winning one, says NZM chief executive John Brakenridge.
The effects of an El Nino this summer – if it hits – will not necessarily be the same as during the last one in the late 1990s because of changes to farming practices, says Beef + Lamb NZ chief economist Andrew Burtt.
The dairy industry contributed 37% of the total value of New Zealand's primary exports in 2014-15, according to DairyNZ.
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