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OPINION: One particular bone the Hound has been gnawing on for years now is how the chattering classes want it…
Fifty-three new orchards were reported as infected with Psa –V in the past week, a big jump from just five new infections for the week before.
Horticulture New Zealand wants to see stronger biosecurity protection come out of this week's Ministerial announcement of an investigation into how border protection agencies can work together.
DairyNZ has welcomed Parliament's adoption of the National Animal Identification and Tracing Bill (NAIT) as a milestone in bringing animal traceability for the dairy industry to reality.
Swedes who recently visited an award-winning Waikato farm were impressed by our farming, says the New Zealand Farm Environment (NZFE) Trust.
THE NEW Zealand dollar's strength is throwing a dampener on heady days for beef.
THE SEASON has gone haywire as far as rural contractors are concerned.
BUSINESS CAN'T get much tougher for Nelson apple growers, and if it does, many of the older ones will quit rather than burn their equity.
CROP VARIETY testing systems the world over are inherently misleading and New Zealand's are no exception, says a leading wheat breeder.
THE BEEF industry is hoping to make new inroads into the tricky but potentially huge halal market this year including regaining some of its former $31 million trade to Malaysia.
US CATTLE producers are risking a lucrative export industry by dragging their heels on cattle identification (ID) and traceability systems compared with other beef exporting countries and beef importers.
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HISTORICALLY, THE commodities New Zealand exports tend to come under pressure during periods of global duress and uncertainty. Based on this, you'd currently expect New Zealand's key commodity exports to be falling in price. Certainly, the past few months have seen commodity prices ease, but from extraordinary highs, and not as much as other markets.
WHAT LESSONS can New Zealand Inc take from the whole sorry saga of the Crafar Farms?
In the rural sector, many advisors and representatives are rewarded for the custom they bring in and the services/product they sell. Who then is the impartial advisor?
RECENT COURT decisions make it clear our courts are placing a far greater emphasis on trustees duties and obligations in relation to family trusts than was once the case.
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