A step too far
OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…
YARNS CRITICAL to the New Zealand non-carpet wool textile industry will continue to be produced at Qualityarns’ Milton mill after Wool Equities, as part of a consortium, stepped in to buy the plant which was on the brink of closure.
DAMNED IF we do, and damned if we don't.
That's the likely reaction of many Te Puke Kiwifruit growers this week as they're asked whether they will oppose a form of grafting (notch grafting) with new Psa-resistant varieties.
MORE LEGAL 'teeth' to control and stop the spread of Psa are being considered by Kiwifruit Vine Health's new boss Barry O'Neil.
THE GOVERNMENT plans to change the law on the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to make it easier to defer bringing agriculture into the scheme in 2015.
A PETITION calling for a second vote on TAF (trading among farmers) is to be presented to Parliament by Fonterra farmers. Organisers say they are gaining overwhelming support but are running out of time to reach all farms.
The great promise of emerging markets is beginning to crystallise for New Zealand wool leading to renewed optimism among growers that finally, wool may be 'back in fashion', according to a new industry report.
WINTON FATHER and son duo Peter and Jason Robson took out the horse ploughing section at the New Zealand Ploughing Championships in Cambridge over the weekend.
An "enthusiastic and incredibly driven" couple has been named Supreme winners of the 2012 Otago Ballance Farm Environment Awards
If you're a New Zealand Young Farmers Member, or want to be one, then Dunedin's the place to be from May 24 to 27 this year.
It was 25 years ago that Milfos International was formed and this week the company will celebrate the milestone with an Australasian dealer conference followed by an evening celebration with service partners, suppliers and business people from around New Zealand.
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The Government says Fonterra farmers are unreasonable in their demands on the DIRA Bill before Parliament.
Ballance Agri-Nutrients has appointed Willie Thomson to a new role of general manager group sales and strategy, responsible for both the Ballance and Altum brands and customer services. He retains responsibility for strategy development.
Farmer royalty will gather this month to acknowledge the best breeding brains, and bulls, in the country.
Landcorp Farming has announced a six-month net operating profit of $11 million and expects to reach more than $20 million for the full year.
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