Wrong focus
OPINION: Your old mate reckons townie Brooke van Velden, the Minister of Workplace (or is it Woke Place) Relations is…
OPINION: The unveiling of the new coalition Government’s ministry shows there will be several ministers and associates in agricultural roles both inside and outside Cabinet.
Horticulture NZ Barry O’Neil wants the incoming government to have a greater focus on horticulture.
"It's not the nightmare it could have been!”
More than 1000 delegates from all over Asia recently met in Christchurch for the annual Asian Seed Congress.
Farmers have given the incoming Government the tick of approval.
Meanwhile, a new Government directive to prefer the use of woollen fibres in its buildings has the potential to transform the rural sector, according to Bremworth.
Nine months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, the future of Bremworth's woollen yarn plant in Napier remains up in the air.
Listed livestock trader Allied Farmers is retaining earnings and not paying shareholders a dividend for the 2023 financial year.
OPINION: I was interested to read the recent commentary from the Hound that stud breeders are unhappy about the “recent push to include methane traits in sheep”; and the off-the-record feedback from an ag scientist that research money was “falling into their laps and laboratories”.
Livestock exporters are hoping to resume shipping animals from August next year.
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A dairy farmer will be thumbing his way from Auckland to Christchurch next week, to raise awareness of The Big Feed live rural telethon and drive donations for food banks nationwide.
According to a new report from the New Zealand China Council, New Zealand dairy, meat and seafood exporters need to keep up with rapidly evolving agri-food sustainability policies in China to ensure future market success.
A study arising from a partnership with Ravensdown, AgResearch and Ngāi Tahu Farming, has created a benchmark approach to testing the health of soils.
Listed milk processor Synlait Milk has lifted its 2023-24 forecast milk price by 25c to $7.25/ kgMS.
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