Overbearing?
OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the…
OPINION: The Government might not control the Chinese economy and global milk prices, but it can control the regulations and red tape it is imposing on farmers.
OPINION: Hopefully agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has metaphorically penned his own resignation letter with the release of his government’s agricultural emissions policy.
OPINION: Your canine crusader has some sage advice for once-a-month, super shopper Sam – aka Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell.
OPINION: This old mutt had to laugh at a recent summary of the fake meat sector by international food expert Joanna Blythman: “No wonder people are turning their noses up at fake meat... it’s not healthy, it won’t save the planet, and it tastes like burnt dog food”.
OPINION: Sour taste Your old mate suggests the country’s struggling kiwifruit growers will find the latest pay increases to executives at Zespri very hard to swallow.
OPINION: The Hound reckons any claims that Ag Minister Damien O’Connor is in the ‘wrong party’, will have been well and truly dispelled by comments he made at the recent Red Meat Sector Conference.
Riddet Institute chair Sir Lockwood Smith says while the NZ economy is based on livestock, there is a need to ensure that we are across all aspects of the future of food.
A recent review, released at the end of last month, suggests change is needed in how regulations that impact animal welfare are made.
The a2 Milk Company (a2C) efforts to return its Southland-based subsidiary Mataura Valley Milk to profitability remains a work in progress.
The scale of beef and sheep land purchased for forestry is higher than first thought, according to a report on land-use change.
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PGG Wrightson has recommitted to continuing its support for the IHC Calf & Rural Scheme.
PGG Wrightson (PGW) reported its second- strongest trading performance in recent years – with all its business units, except real estate, making solid contributions.
Fonterra is no longer docking farmer milk cheques for minor milk quality downgrades, within the Fat Evaluation Index (FEI) grading system, until further notice.
South Canterbury farmers are worried about continuing to farm their land, with a local council bringing in rules around the Sites and Areas of Significance to Māori (SASM).
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OPINION: The Hound hears from his canine pals in Southland that an individual's derogatory remarks on social media have left…
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