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OPINION: Your old mate reckons townie Brooke van Velden, the Minister of Workplace (or is it Woke Place) Relations is…
The result of two probes into the supply of bad sire semen to over 1100 LIC farmer customers will be made public next month.
A research project breeding sheep which emit less methane, with the potential to reduce methane emissions if these sheep can be farmed throughout New Zealand, has picked up a prestigious award.
There's a serious message behind two new East Coast Farming Expo initiatives.
OPINION: Hill Country farmers and foresters have common concerns about regulations and climate change.
OPINION: Greenpeace Aotearoa are nothing but an anti-farming lobby group who want to see the end of productive agriculture as we know it in New Zealand.
OPINION: As the New Year kicks off, there is no doubt the new Government has a lot on its agenda.
OPINION: This old mutt hopes the demise of the Labour government at last year’s election will see a return of more agriculture and rural related people recognised for honours in the New Year and King’s Birthday lists.
OPINION: Speaking of correcting misrepresentations, the canine crusader would like to pay homage to ODT agriculture editor Sally Rae for an excellent article in December that put to rights much of the unmitigated spin and bulldust about Lake Hawea Station in Central Otago.
The Hound is quick to put the boot in when someone gets things wrong, so he has to confess to his own major cock-up in the last issue of 2023.
OPINION: It never ceases to amaze your old mate how local councils can spend ratepayers’ money at an alarming rate, with little or no accountability.
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At Harry Brenssell's funeral service in Heriot in early December, friend, long-time neighbour and fellow Romney stud breeder Ken Bain spoke of a recent conversation with Harry:
It's a real challenge for the country's red meat sector.
While the country's battle to eradicate M. bovis is going well, the war is still not over with new cases discovered in Canterbury late last year.
As the world shifts to post-pandemic norms, honey producer Comvita is taking advantage by opening a new Auckland Airport store.
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