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OPINION: Your old mate reckons townie Brooke van Velden, the Minister of Workplace (or is it Woke Place) Relations is…
Green Party co-leader James Shaw says there are myths that have been spread surrounding the issue of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
New Potatoes New Zealand chief executive Kate Trufitt wants a new strategic plan for the country’s 174 spud growers.
You might say Trevor James has been stuck in the weeds for almost half a century.
OPINION: I have heard or read this little story multiple times.
OPINION: If you have visited a supermarket recently, you will have noticed that not only are eggs still in short supply, they are also expensive.
OPINION: The time it’s taking the various bureaucracies to ease the pain of farmers, orchardists and townspeople affected by storm damage is grossly unfair.
OPINION: This old mutt understands that Federated Farmers has recently ceased the production of its monthly publication Fed News, as the economic realities of producing the paper have hit home.
OPINION: Your canine crusader, like many in the sector, is wondering just exactly what is happening with the so called ‘wool industry initiatives’.
New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, says there could be more value added to the agriculture sector.
OPINION: Your old mate suggests the demise of former Beef+Lamb NZ chair Andrew Morrison has done little to change that organisation’s poor understanding about how its farmers are really feeling.
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OPINION: The Hound reckons multi-national, tax-dodging, fundraising ‘charity’ Greenpeace is fast losing whatever little credibility it has with it latest anti-farming rant.
New Zealand's largest red meat export market has hit the wall, with China taking much less of our sheepmeat and beef.
Revenue performances of the world’s leading dairy companies has shown a major reshuffling over the last year, with Fonterra falling from sixth to ninth place amidst other companies shifting positions.
Potato growers are losing prime land to urban sprawl, with over 3000ha lost since 2016.
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