A step too far
OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…
Dairy Women’s Network has announced that long-term board member Karen Forlong will leave the organisation this month, with Southland dairy farmer Jess Moore set to take up a board seat.
Federated Farmers dairy chair Richard McIntyre says the farmer organisation welcomes recently announced changes to immigration settings.
Researchers at the University of Queensland are investigating ways to lift the low success rate of artificial insemination (AI) in sheep.
Paul Hunter farms 240ha of well-drained Mairoa ash soils at Mulroy Farm, situated south of Te Awamutu in the Waikato.
Another feature of the Ahuwhenua awards dinner was the launching of a book about the history of the trophy tracing its 90-year history.
There were jubilant scenes as Wi Pere Trust, based near Gisborne, was declared the winner of this year's Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top Māori horticultural enterprise.
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Animal and Plant Health NZ chief executive Mark Ross says the Government needs to step up efforts to support the rural sector so that all Kiwis can access safe, healthy and affordable food.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says the recent release of consultation materials on changes to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) settings, including to the permanent forest category, represents long-overdue Government acknowledgement that the ETS isn’t working.
IrrigationNZ has released its election manifesto, calling for policies that secure water for growing food.
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A Canterbury farmer's plan to establish an industrial-scale composting barn feedlot on Banks Peninsula is off the table - for now.
OPINION: To Paraphrase the Monty Python dead parrot sketch, it looks as though the much maligned and deeply unpopular He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) agricultural emissions plan has: … ‘… passed on! Is no more! Has ceased to be! Expired and gone to meet its maker! Bereft of life, it rests in peace!’
OPINION: This old mutt suggests farmers and tradies will be delighted to learn that the exorbitant ute tax they are now paying is helping wealthy Aucklanders buy subsidised Teslas.
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OPINION: A mate of yours truly has had an absolute gutsful of the activist group SAFE.
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