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…
OPINION: This old mutt hears that his editor has copped a fair bit of flak from readers after an article on former Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor appeared in the last issue of this fine organ.
OPINION: You canine crusader cannot believe the whining, moaning and whinging coming from wellhealed EV owners about them soon having to pay for roading costs – like the rest of us.
OPINION: The Hound is perplexed about some of the over-the-top climate catastrophising by mainstream media outlets during the holidays.
OPINION: Your old mate had a bit of giggle at a recent article he read in the Irish Farmers Journal (IFJ), where the author was pondering on a rather smelly problem to do with veganism.
OPINION: The regional field days that kick off in February are often used as a bellwether for sentiment in the industry – a more solid sounding of farmer sentiment than confidence surveys, because it can be measured in actual dollars spent.
Trade logistics are once again set to become challenging for the NZ agricultural sector because of tensions in the Middle East.
An organic sector leader believes that failed farmer-owned co-operative Organic Dairy Hub (ODH) lacked the scale to compete in the global market.
Last year's fourth quarter Rabobank Rural Confidence survey found New Zealand farmer confidence rebounding strongly off the back of improved dairy farmer sentiment, with farmers across all sectors more optimistic about the prospects for the agri economy.
Zespri chief executive Dan Mathieson is to leave the farmer-owned co-operative to take up a new position as president of Driscoll's - a huge California-based company that produces a range of berries.
Farmers are at the mercy of Australian banks as they navigate through low prices and high input costs, says accountant Pita Alexander.
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Fonterra is installing a $36 million 20-megawatt electrode boiler at its Edendale site in Southland, as the co-op moves away from coal.
OSPRI is searching for a new chief executive following the decision by Steve Stuart to resign after a five-year tenure.
Shareholders of the farmer-owned co-operative LIC will be paid a special dividend of 13c/share next month.
A leading accountant and agribusiness advisor says the present downturn in the rural sector is like no other he's seen in his nearly 60 years in the business.
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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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