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…
Farmers are urging the Government to simplify freshwater farm plans and make the whole process simpler and more affordable for them.
A worsening drought in the northern South Island has seen the newly built Waimea Community Dam – in the hills behind Nelson – is doing what it was designed to do for the first time.
The finalists in this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy competition to select the top Māori dairy farm in the country are now busy planning and organising field days at their respective properties.
While confident that the apiculture sector can meet its target of doubling honey exports by 2030, chair of ApicultureNZ, Nathan Guy, says it will be challenging.
Farmers round the country are calling on the Government to rein in councils that are trying to push through district plans and other planning processes despite reforms coming to the Resource Management Act (RMA).
Recent rains across much of the country have had little impact on some of the worst hit drought regions of the country - namely the top of the South Island.
Wonky Box co-founder Katie Jackson says working in fresh produce delivery is like being a meteorologist because of the constant weather changes.
Comvita bee and nature advocacy lead Noelani Waters describes her role, educating people on bees and honey, as a privilege.
KiwiHarvest founder Deborah Manning says the food rescue charity is experiencing a significant challenge due to a lack of funding to support what she calls an essential service.
Siobhan O’Malley is a dairy farmer, innovator, businesswoman and community volunteer, an example of the thousands of Kiwi dairy farming women throughout New Zealand who multi-task every day to contribute positively to their communities.
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Former Ballance chief executive Mark Wynne is the new chairman for meat co-operative Alliance Group.
Rather than banning live animal exports, New Zealand should raise the standards required of the industry.
Today is International Women’s Day, and this year Fonterra wants to shine a light on the women who defy stereotypes and prosper in traditionally male-dominated fields. Erin Wootten, a tanker operator out of the Fonterra Reparoa Site, is doing just that.
The shipping crisis caused by Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea and problems with a lack of water in the Panama Canal appears to be deepening by the day.
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