New Broom
OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
Fonterra chairman John Wilson says the co-op is providing a new level of transparency to shareholders about the business.
Fonterra farmers are looking forward to higher returns as a result of the co-op's capital expenditure.
Research has found that "non-bee" insects are as important as honey bees in pollinating flowers, a service vital for crop production.
Beef + Lamb NZ estimates 23.9 million lambs were tailed this spring – the smallest lamb crop since 1953.
A further $20m was pledged by Prime Minister John Key at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris for research into reduced agricultural greenhouse gases emissions.
The Ministry for Primary Industries must name the imported berry products linked to Hepatitis A and recall them, says Labour's Primary Industry spokesman Damien O'Connor.
Kiwi farmers need to be cautious when purchasing farm machinery directly from overseas vendors, warns the Tractor and Machinery Association of New Zealand (TAMA).
Fonterra leaders and proponents of a smaller board could be on a collision course over the proposed governance review process.
Horticulture New Zealand says the Government cannot "cherry-pick" its way through the recommendations of the Land and Water Forum.
Rising interest in dairy sheep is about to be matched by the availability of milking ewes thanks to 15-year-old frozen embryos.
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Alliance Group shareholders are being urged to vote in the co-op's election of directors.
Many people believe drunk drivers have a lower chance of being stopped by police when they drive on rural back roads.
The success of a national programme to develop the business skills and confidence of women on sheep and beef farms has led to its extension in 2016.
Farmers are offering their conditional support to the fourth report of the Land & Water Forum.
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