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OPINION: ACT MP Mark Cameron isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but he certainly calls it how he sees it, holding…
THE MINISTRY for Primary Industries has lifted its controls on the movement of fruit and vegetables in Whangarei after no further Queensland fruit fly were found in the areas.
THE FIRST OF seven Grand Finalists will be determined next weekend, Saturday, February 15 as Tasman starts the 2014 Regional Finals for the ANZ Young Farmer Contest in Murchison.
SOCIAL MEDIA often get a bad rap in the news, with Facebook bullying, suspicious Snapchats and trivial Twitter tweets. But is it all that bad? Should you disconnect your phone and ban it from your workplace or home?
A WARNING on heavy reliance on the one market of China has been sounded by Beef + Lamb NZ chief economist Andrew Burtt.
WHEN FARMERS raced Michelin four-star chefs to create the best barbecue lamb dish, the results were mouthwatering.
THE DAIRY industry’s contribution to sustainability shouldn’t be confined within the farmgate, says Hauraki Plains farmer Conall Buchanan.
INDEPENDENT DAIRY processor Synlait may fall short of its forecast target of infant formula sales due to regulatory disruptions in the Chinese market.
ONE CHILD a year on average is killed outside a school gate.
PASTURE COVERS are falling in Northland and the message for farmers is simple: avoid over-grazing and maintain cow body condition.
WOOL WAS on a downward spiral four or five years ago but that has been reversed, says a visiting UK head of two major wool organisations, Peter Ackroyd.
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AGRICULTURE needs to do more internationally to ensure the public is better informed on what’s involved, says Northland DairyNZ regional manager and Nuffield Scholar Tafi Manjala.
YOUR CANINE crusader thinks it’s great that Transpower has finally seen sense and, at the eleventh hour, withdrawn its Environment Court appeal over Waimate District Council and local farmer opposition to wider buffer zones under power lines.
THE HOUND reckons well-known cat hater and self-appointed expert on everything Gareth Morgan harbours a dislike of animals that now stretches beyond domestic moggies to include dairy cows.
THIS OLD mutt has always been suspicious about our cousins from across the ditch.
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