Cut with care
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
Having people of differing expertise visit her farm to view and offer advice was extremely valuable, says 2017 Horizons Ballance Farm Environment Awards finalist Nic Leary.
Farm nutrient supplier, Ballance Agri-Nutrients will pay farmer shareholders an extra $20/tonne in rebate for the 2017 financial year.
An array of sensors in the paddocks providing real-time information about what is happening all over the farm is now a reality.
In two weeks the supreme winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards will be named at a ceremony in Invercargill.
When Lisa Hicks and partner Graham Sorensen opted for a career change in their early 40s they followed their passion for farming, reports feed maker SealesWinslow.
Southland is hosting the National Sustainability Showcase of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards for the first time at the end of this month.
South Taranaki farmers Peter and Nicola Carver’s eye for long-term sustainability has won them top placing in the Taranaki Ballance Farm Environment Awards contest – and five other awards.
An OECD report missed a critical point in claiming NZ is reaching its environmental limits and criticising the government’s primary export targets.
National Lamb Day should be in spring and as high profile as the annual Bluff oyster launch, a Helensville field day heard.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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