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LIC board pay rise knocked back
Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) shareholders have voted against raising director fees.Let's make Emissions Reduction Plan work for agribusiness
Silver Fern Farms (SFF) says it welcomes the release of the discussion document on the shape of the Emissions Reduction…Strong R&D investment needed to back Govt emissions plan
DairyNZ says it broadly supports the approach outlined in the Government’s Emissions Reduction Plan discussion document, but will push hard…Massive financial boost for GoodYarn
GoodYarn, a mental health workshop that helps participants to know the signs and symptoms of common mental illnesses, has received…National
Farmers flock to climate change workshop
Over the next two weeks, more than 1,500 farmers around New Zealand are getting to grips with why and how…
Ice broken on an old problem
Three enterprising Mackenzie College (Fairlie) students may well have come up with the perfect solution to an age-old problem of…Cruel April Fool's joke!
In an ironic twist, the Government has pushed back the date of its so-called 'ute tax' or feebate scheme to…Crossing the border with ease
South Auckland dairy farmer Brian Gallagher says the system that allows him and his staff to cross the border from…Will Aussies buy Fonterra?
A planned public listing of Fonterra’s Australian business will attract investors, including dairy farmers, claims Freshagenda analyst Steve Spencer.World
Still waiting
British and New Zealand trade negotiators are burning the midnight oil in a bid to get a free trade agreement between the two countries.
UK FTA hits crucial period
What happens in the next few weeks will be critical for New Zealand to secure a free trade agreement (FTA) with the UK.
NZ and Ireland farming's GHG battle
A top climate change policy advisor to the Irish government says Ireland and New Zealand should become close allies to combat the negative narrative against the dairy industry. Peter Burke reports.
Global food prices rise at rapid pace in May
Global food prices rose at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade in May, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has reported.
Mission impossible
Agriculture and Trade Minister Damien O'Connor is off to Europe soon to try and breathe some life into free trade talks between NZ and the UK, and NZ and the European Union.
Opinion
Rural vaccination message from Damien O'Connor
OPINION: Rural New Zealanders and those working in the primary sector play a vital role in our response to COVID-19…
Good news stirs the emotions
OPINION: A mate from Aussie sent me a great story that had been in the press, again, over the ditch…Simplistic water rules not useable
OPINION: What is simple is always wrong. What is not is unusable.Editorial: Howling in the wind?
OPINION: Grassroots farmer protest group Groundswell has announced another national protest on November 21.Questions over Govt's Covid strategy
OPINION: Questions have to be asked about the Government's Covid strategy.Agribusiness
Catchment group making group progress on improving water
Over the last two and a half years, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has worked on a project to…
Fickle weather frustrates contractors
Rural contractors in Southland say the wettest spring in 30 years is impacting on already short supplies of feed.Beef upheaval 'won't benefit NZ'
A major upheaval in the global beef market isn't expected to translate into gains for New Zealand exporters.Record prices spring into life
Dairy commodity prices had a mixed performance in August 2021.Wait on RMA reforms - Feds
Federated Farmers is urging the Government not to try and push through radical reforms of the Resource Management Act (RMA)…Management
Taking NZ sheep milk to the world
The newly-appointed chair of sheep milk pioneer Maui Food Group says the company is embarking on a new stage of diversification and growth.
Paddock selection key step
Wintering practices have changed on Robert Young's Southland farm over the past 10 years.
Thinking 100 years ahead
The couple behind one of New Zealand's most sustainable farms are challenging other farmers to think three or four generations into the future when making decisions.
Farm planning at the core
"There's no hanging round with this group," says Red Meat Profit Partnership Action Group facilitator Rob Macnab. "They know what they want to do and out role is to help make that happen."
Change of guard for Deer QA
The deer industry says it is reinforcing its commitment to animal welfare with the appointment of a leading specialist in farm animal welfare.
Farm Health
Fighting antibiotic resistance
A biological product called Amplimune is helping with the worldwide fight against antibiotic resistance in livestock.
New Johne's test based on Covid technology
The same technology used to detect Covid-19 in wastewater is now being used to help dairy farmers manage Johne's disease…Milk-based replacers better
Recently published research suggests that farmers should avoid feeding milk replacers with vegetable proteins and fats to lambs in their…Benefits of long-acting B12 injections
Central Southland vet Andrew Roe reviews use of the long-acting vitamin B12 injection products, SMARTShot B12 and SMARTShot B12 plus…Tailing - get it right
With docking - or tailing - underway in many areas, Beef+Lamb New Zealand is reminding farmers about the new tail…Machinery & Products
Keeping everyone safe
As tractors get larger and front linkage kits become more common, many have started fitting underrun or collision protection systems.
Keeping stock and drivers safe
Livestock haulers are a crucial link in the New Zealand agriculture supply chain, transporting stock onto or between farms, to…Major changes ahead for NZ tractor market
In a move that is expected to have a significant impact in the New Zealand farm machinery supply sector, CNH…PFG shows farmers and customers the love
At this year's National Fieldays, the Power Group (PFG) set out to thank farmers and contractors for their efforts in…Making lamb marking easy
Designed by a sheep and beef farmer, Vetmarkers are made in New Zealand and sold around the world.Motoring
Safari on a Trek to NZ
Exclusive to the New Zealand market and available in limited supply, the Suzuki Jimny Safari adds to an already versatile…
Updated Navara ute bolder and more refined
The most obvious change to the updated Nissan Navara is the bold, almost American, styling.Warlock offers a touch of magic
Having previously reviewed the RAM 1500 in 2020, we recently took the chance to get behind the wheel of the…Outback now in its 25th year
Now in its 25th year, and sixth edition, the 2021 Subaru’s Outback wagon was recently launched in New Zealand.Strewth mate... it's a shocker!
Over the ditch in Australia, Toyota utes and trucks are the workhorses of the country’s economy.» The RNG Weather Report
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Lock him up!
OPINION: This old mutt notes that Geoff Reid, an 'environmental activist' - whose activism appears to be limited to surreptitiously…
Milking it?
OPINION: Your canine crusader understands members of the 'strategic groups' invoked in the Government-backed 'Fit for a Better World' programme…
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