Strange bedfellows
OPINION: Two types of grifters have used the sale of Fonterra's consumer brands as a platform to push their own agendas - under the guise of 'caring about the country'.
OPINION: Greenpeace claims that the appointment of Dr John Roche as the PM's Chief Science Advisor is handing the powers to polluters.
Are they serious?
If they bothered to read the press statement about Roche and looked up his CV, they would realise that he's a highly respected scientist internationally.
And, newsflash: working in the dairy industry is not code for 'polluter'.
Like your old mate, more and more people realise that the rubbish Greenpeace regularly sprouts is the real pollution.
Greenpeace's delusional missives about the environment leave the Hound wondering what will come next.
NZ needs growth and agriculture is the way forward, with good science the way to deliver the environmental outcome everyone wants.
People such as John Roche are key to this.
A New Zealand-first native tree study has highlighted the Bioeconomy Science Institute's position as a forestry research leader.
Hemp fibre processor Rubisco is relocating its core processing facility to Ashburton as part of a $20-$30 million expansion to leverage what it says is an accelerating global demand for sustainable and renewable fibres.
Tradition meets some of the latest in technology at the 2026 East Coast Farming Expo.
OPINION: Trade Minister Todd McClay and the trade negotiator in government have presented Kiwis with an amazing gift for 2026 - a long awaited and critical free trade deal with India.
Former Agriculture Minister Nathan Guy says he's excited about his new role as NZ's Special Agricultural Trade Envoy.
A pillar of New Zealand's horticultural industry, Dr Stuart Davis, was farewelled at a well-attended funeral service in Tuakau, South Auckland, on December 18.

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