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Mataura farmer first grand finalist in young farmer comp

Zac Thomas competing in a head-to-head challenge. Photo Supplied.

29-year-old sheep, beef and arable farmer Zac Thomas is the first grand finalist in this year’s FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition after winning the Otago Southland FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition last weekend.

Lochinver Station to host beef genetics programme field day

Lochinver Station will play host to an Informing New Zealand Beef genetics programme field day next month.

Farmers will get an opportunity to see the Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) genetics programme in action at a field day at Lochinver Station next month.

Beware - FE is here!

FE can only be prevented but never cured and costs the NZ primary sector $200 million each year.

A disease that costs the primary industry more than $200 million a year is potentially coming to a place near you soon.

Reconnection and innovation key at East Coast Farming Expo

The East Coast Farming Expo is a chance to fill one’s cup with a focus on reconnection, education and a chance to speak to some of the nation’s best.

Agri-innovators, top-flight speakers and two full days of networking are the promise of the 2024 East Coast Farming Expo.

Rural health conference coming!

Rural Health Network chief executive Dr Grant Davidson says the annual conference is the most important conference for rural health professionals.

OPINION: This year's National Rural Health Conference, being held in Wellington, has attracted a record number of interested rural health experts passionate about improving equity for rural communities in all ares of health and wellbeing.

Testing for M. bovis complicated

OPINION: The Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) Programme is now in the sixth year of the 10-year eradication programme.

Editorial: Turn off the TV!

OPINION: "The treaty is our past, present and future. It has shaped the country we have become, and the obligations it imposes on both sides will always be with us. However, we must aspire to go forward not as two sides, but together as New Zealanders because there is more than unites us than divides us."

Sacre bleu!

OPINION: This old mutt hears some of the world's favourite cheese could soon disappear off shop shelves unless science can find a way to save the mould that makes them.

Two-faced?

Your canine crusader notes that Red Radio (RNZ), still smarting about the change of government, recently ran 'an in-depth investigation' about a potential lobbying campaign to persuade the Government to restart live animal exports that has been launched by key players in the agriculture industry.

Get nominating!

OPINION: The Hound was given a bit of a rev-up from a reader and a NZ Honours recipient for his comments back in January about the lack of rural representation in the 2024 New Year's Honours list.