Arable advocacy?
OPINION: Spare a thought for the arable farmer, squeezed on one side by soft global prices and on the other…
WE OFTEN think New Zealand is doing it tough down here in our far-flung corner of the world.
THE ERA of direct payments is over for US farmers and farm policy should focus on risk management that helps producers who suffer losses on crops actually grown.
red meat is a good mood food, but an Australian report says getting the right amount is much like the dilemma Goldilocks faced.
Senior students interested in careers in agriculture turned up in droves to the first of this year's Get Ahead Experience days, held at the Karapiro Domain, Waikato.
NORTHLAND FARMERS are calling for a revision of the Hikurangi Flood Control Plan after being hit with a third 100-year flood in five years.
NEW ZEALAND'S use of nitrogen fertiliser hit a record high last year at 367,000t, according to Fert Research data released last week.
Associate Minister for Primary Industry Nathan Guy says the outlook for wood remains challenging, with depressed market conditions prevailing overseas.
BEEF + LAMB New Zealand's call for sheep-and-beef farmers to fence waterways where practical is supported "in principle" by Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills.
Be wary of apparently well-meaning surveys of flora and fauna on your land because the findings could come back to haunt you, warns a Federated Farmers national board member.
DAIRY FARMERS can expect a ‘tsunami’ of policy on sustainability to head their way, says Fonterra’s general manager sustainability policy and carbon, John Hutchings.
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JAGUAR'S RETURN to the racetrack, with its Jaguar Heritage Racing, is a first since 1956.
When it first arrived in 2005, the Nissan Navara ST-X set a new benchmark for utes.
Chinese pollen is the likely source of the Psa-V disease in New Zealand's kiwifruit, say a team of Otago biochemists working with the industry to unravel the disease.
Katherine Tucker has beaten the odds to make it through to the Grand Final of The National Bank Young Farmer Contest after winning the Northern Regional Final on Saturday night.
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