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OPINION: Normally farmer good organisations are happy to use the media to get their message across to politicians and the consumers.
However, across the ditch a leaked email from the Australian peak farmer body, National Farmers Federation (NFF), is directing its members to stay silent on a story linking the common farm chemical paraquat to Parkinson’s disease.
In a leaked email seen by the ABC, the NFF head office encourages its members to “avoid prolonging the story”.
The widely used herbicide has been under safety review by the chemical regulator since 1997. Last month, proposed regulatory changes were announced, which are open for public consultation until the end of October. However, not all farmers are abiding from the NFF directive. The leader of the Victorian state branch has ignored it, saying she believes a debate needs to be had about the safe use of the chemical and the health of farmers.
OPINION: Your old mate hears that at a recent China Business Summit, PM Christopher Luxon delivered a none-too-subtle "could try harder" report card on the red meat industry regarding its exports to China - particularly when compared to Australia.
OPINION: According to media reports, the eye-watering price of butter has prompted Finance Minister Nicola Willis to ask for a 'please explain' from her former employer Fonterra.
OPINION: As India negotiates to open its borders to more global products, dairy is proving a sticky issue.
OPINION: Paranoia about foreigners is at an all-time high in the US and attention is now turning to foreign-owned farmland.
Like many manufacturers around the world, European agricultural machinery and tractor manufacturers are currently operating in a difficult market environment. But they are heading to the world’s largest agricultural machinery event in Hanover next month with a degree of cautious optimism.
Established in 2021, the John Deere Technician of the Year Awards champion the important contribution parts and service technicians make to the Australian and New Zealand agriculture, construction and forestry industries.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) is calling on farmers from all regions to take part in the final season of the Sheep Poo Study aiming to build a clearer picture of how facial eczema (FE) affects farms across New Zealand.
New Zealand is closer to eradicating bovine TB than ever before, but possums remain a threat, says Beef + Lamb New Zealand.
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has joined the debate around the proposed sale of Fonterra’s consumer and related businesses, demanding answers from the co-operative around its milk supply deal with the buyer, Lactalis.
The ACT Party says media reports that global dairy giant Nestle has withdrawn from the Dairy Methane Action Alliance shows why New Zealand needs to rethink its approach to climate.
