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…
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.
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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New Zealand pork producer Chris Trengrove has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for High Integrity Australian Pork, replacing Sam McIvor as the board representative of New Zealand Pork.
Rabobank New Zealand Ltd (RNZL) continued to build its rural banking business in 2011, recording net lending growth of $724 million, despite a contraction in the total rural debt market over the same period.
A developing oversupply of logs in China and continuing currency pressure has resulted in a small fall in New Zealand forestry export earnings for the latest quarter.
The wool market was generally down this week due to a combination of strained exporter cash flows, slower demand and a slightly stronger dollar, New Zealand Wool Services International's general manager, John Dawson says.
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