Substitute for cow's milk?
OPINION: Scientists claim to have found a new way to make a substitute for cow's milk that could have a radical effect on the dairy industry.
OPINION: Farmers are rightly fuming over Labour's decision to increase the 'Ute Tax'.
Instead of heaping new costs on to all the productive sectors, shouldn't the Government be focusing on sorting out the state of pothole-riddled rural roads?
Farmers claim this is yet another unwelcome cost imposed on farming, a productive sector already under huge pressure from rapidly increasing input costs and slipping commodity prices.
It really is a kick in the guts to farmers and tradies who rely on utes for their jobs. National says if it wins the election, it will axe the 'Ute Tax' which it says is being used to subsidise wealthy people to buy Teslas.
South Waikato farm manager Ben Purua’s amazing transformation from gang life to milking cows was rewarded with the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer award last night.
Bankers have been making record profits in the last few years, but those aren’t the only records they’ve been breaking, says Federated Farmers vice president Richard McIntyre.
The 2023-24 season has been a roller coaster ride for Waikato dairy farmers, according to Federated Farmers dairy section chair, Mathew Zonderop.
Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) director general Ray Smith says job cuts announced this morning will not impact the way the Ministry is organised or merge business units.
Scales Corporation is acquiring a number of orchard assets from Bostock Group.
Family and solidarity shone through at the 75 years of Ferdon sale in Otorohanga last month.