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OPINION: Your old mate reckons townie Brooke van Velden, the Minister of Workplace (or is it Woke Place) Relations is…
OPINION: A mate of the Hound's reckons Westpac agri economist Nathan Penny is dreaming with his latest reckons about on-farm inflation.
A new campaign from Beef + Lamb New Zealand Inc. seeks to highlight the link between life’s memorable moments and New Zealand red meat.
Federated Farmers president Andrew Hoggard has stepped down from the role, two months earlier than expected, after media reports claimed he will stand on an ACT Party ticket in the upcoming general elections.
The Carr Family Foundation was keen to help the rural communities that have supported its business journey over the last 40 years.
Farmers were quick to demand more detail when they got a first look at National's agriculture policies at a mid-April meeting at Otaua, south-west of Auckland, hours after its announcement.
Jim Anderson is a third generation farmer still working on the family farm at Southburn, in South Canterbury, alongside his son and grandson. Even at age 85, Anderson shows no signs of slowing down. Leo Argent reports.
Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor is unrepentant about the ban on live exports by sea, hailing it as putting New Zealand in step wth like-minded partners on the importance of animal welfare.
One aspect of the National Party’s recently announced agricultural policy – re-instating live animal exports – has drawn a mixed reaction.
A Levin farmer found responsible for the deaths of 29 cattle has been fined $32,000.
The benchmark index of international food commodity prices rose in April for the first time in a year, amid increases in world quotations for sugar, meat and rice, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor is in Washington DC this week, speaking at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate Summit, held from 8 – 10 May.
National's newly-minted agriculture spokesman Todd McClay says the public services need a change of mindset when it comes to dealing with the primary sector.
A drop in sales is forcing fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown to review its organisational structure and staffing level.
The New Zealand Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA) is running 18 extension workshops throughout New Zealand in May and June to target potential tree growers.
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