Arise Sir Paddy
OPINION: Missed out on a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours, again?
Wild goats, a growing problem for many farmers and landowners, are in the firing line.
After 30 years of being a highly effective, behind-the-scenes advocate for the ag sector, Gavin Forrest has hung up his boots.
Former Fonterra executive Kelvin Wickham takes over as Ballance Agri-Nutrients chief executive in September.
Fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown recently received a delivery of low-carbon urea - a major step to lower its environmental footprint.
Rural services company PGG Wrightson (PGW) has lifted its 2023 earnings guidance on the back of solid fourth quarter trading.
It's all about relationships.
Dairy farmers are taking additional work off farm to keep up with rising interest costs and falling milk prices.
Voting is underway for rural trader, Farmlands’ director elections.
The New Zealand Deerstalkers Association (NZDA) in conjunction with the Department of Conservation (DOC) have launched a new National Wild Goat Hunting competition.
Police in the Waitematā North district are urging landowners to ensure their fences are secure after several complaints about wandering stock.
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For many North Island maize growers, the 2022/23 season has been one to forget and for some, it has been a financial disaster.
A container of dead tarantulas and 28 mangoes are among the items found by Biosecurity New Zealand quarantine officers at the border as passenger arrivals climb.
OPINION: The Hound is bitterly disappointed to learn that the Ministry of Education has awarded an American company the contract to install nylon carpet in 800 rural schools around the country.
OPINION: Your old mate understands that there is quite a bit of discontent among farmer shareholders about two of the country's biggest dairy and meat co-operatives over their 'behind the scenes' lobbying actions on ag emissions.
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Ivory bloody towers
OPINION: The antipathy the previous government had for farmers no longer holds court on the Beehive’s 9th floor, but it’s…
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