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…
Norwood and ARGO Tractors, the Italian manufacturer of Landini and McCormick tractors, have announced an agreement that gives Norwood exclusive distribution rights for the New Zealand market.
Authorities in both the United Kingdom and Canada have now approved the use of methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer.
High-flying rural ambassador Courtney Davies is encouraging young women to seek a diverse range of experiences as they carve out a career path - with a top bank chief executive endorsing the approach.
New Zealand Rural Land Co (NZL) has announced its intention to reinstate the company’s dividend and amend its dividend policy.
A free interactive tool has been launched to provide apple and grape growers and prospective investors with a glimpse into how climate change may affect the risk and costs of living with plant diseases in different parts of New Zealand.
A five-year New Zealand government-funded project to help Viet Nam build a more lucrative passionfruit industry was formally launched by the Prime Ministers of Viet Nam and New Zealand this week.
The Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology has launched its new Level 2 Sustainable Horticulture programme.
The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners is celebrating the 10 newest specialist rural hospital doctors who were awarded the Fellowship of the Division of Rural Hospital Medicine (DRHM) over the course of 2023.
Rural retailer PGG Wrightson (PGW) is feeling the impact of the current rural downturn, reporting a 40% drop in net profit to $12.7 million in the six months to December 31, 2023.
OPINION: Leo Cooney's opinion article (December 5) “Carbon Credits a Discredit” rekindled for me questions about climate change, the ETS, and indeed the whole matter of climate change formerly known as global warming.
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One month out from the National Rural Health Conference 2024, we caught up with keynote speaker Dr Cath Cosgrave. She is an internationally awarded 'rural change-maker', strategic advisor, trainer, coach, presenter, and evaluator based in Australia. With this broad set of skills, we asked her how she would sum up her work.
OPINION: When the country elects a new government, we all know there will be policy changes as outlined on the hustings.
OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons moves by the new government to try and breathe new life into the country's ailing wool industry will have little real impact.
OPINION: This old mutt suggests the new government is going to have to move fast to rein in a number of district and regional councils around the country who seem hell-bent on trying to push through their own agendas.
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Save us from SAFE
OPINION: A mate of yours truly has had an absolute gutsful of the activist group SAFE.
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