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Kioti PX tractor — a great fit

Josh and Sarah Gourley don’t believe in standing still.

Published in Machinery & Products

Retiring MP’s $2m vote of confidence in dairying

Retiring National MP Nathan Guy says now is a good time to invest in dairying.

Former Minister for Primary Industries, and retiring MP, Nathan Guy says his plans to invest more than $2 million in a new innovative dairy shed is a vote of confidence in the future of the dairy industry.

Published in General News

From meat to wool!

Former Beef+Lamb chair James Parsons has been elected as chair of Wools of New Zealand (WNZ).

Published in General News

All sizzle, no sausage — Editorial

OPINION: Despite all the hype and political theatre surrounding last week’s release of the Primary Sector Council’s report, the document seems more like a horoscope than a clear guide to anywhere.

Published in Opinion

Rain in Bay helps, but a long way to go

Lochie MacGillivray says there has been an improvement in conditions in the region with recent mild weather, soft rain and a “phenomenal” pasture response.

A Hawke's Bay farm consultant is pleasantly surprised by what has happened in the region over the past few weeks, with rain falling in most places.

Published in General News

Are Feds telling members they can’t sell land for forestry?

NZ Forest Owners Association president Phil Taylor.

Federated Farmers is asking the government to restrict the right of its farmer members to plant trees or sell their land for forestry, claims the NZ Forest Owners Association (NZFOA).

Published in General News

Rural NZ at risk from carbon investors — Editorial

Government projections show exotic forestry increasing by 25 to 30% over the next 15 years.

OPINION: NZ’s rural communities risk being decimated as carbon investors buy up farmland and ever-encroaching pine forests take over more of the country.

Published in Opinion