Make it 1000%!
OPINION: The appendage swinging contest between the US and China continues, with China hitting back with a new rate of 125% on the US, up from the 84% announced earlier.
OPINION: Yours truly was reminded of the long-standing dodgy behaviour of former patron of the arts and meat industry magnate Sir James Wallace after his recent public naming as a convicted sex offender.
It appears Wallace’s fondness for young men was not limited to those in the arty-farty scene.
Some 20 or so years ago, a young cub reporter from this very publication organised to interview Wallace about his life-long interest in meat and flesh (the bovine kind) at his now infamous Auckland mansion.
However, after returning to the office, said cub reporter was rather shaken and confused about his weird interaction with Wallace.
He was especially confused of the older man’s insistence on showing him around his house and viewing his artworks.
Luckily, the young journalist did not hang around, despite an invitation to stay for a meal and drink, and escaped alarmed but unharmed.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says the Government needs to close loopholes in the guidance around limits on carbon forestry as news of further whole-farm sales emerges.
Sales of premium brand Envy apples are booming in Taiwan.
Sheep milk powder and products exporter Maui Milk is partnering with one of China’s biggest dairy players to boost its market presence.
Ngai Tahu's legal action seeking self-determination (rangatiratanga) over fresh water could have huge implications for the future of farming, the viability of farming businesses, and our wider rural communities, says Federated Farmers national vice president Colin Hurst.
A Māori-owned agribusiness helping to turn a long-standing animal welfare and waste issue into a high-value protein stream for the dairy and red meat sectors wants more industry support.
Only this season’s $10/kgMS bumper payout has saved some dairy farms along the Taranaki coast from absolute disaster due to the present drought – dubbed as one of the worst ever for some.
OPINION: The appendage swinging contest between the US and China continues, with China hitting back with a new rate of…
OPINION: The irony of President Trump’s tariff obsession is that the worst damage may be done to his own people.