Wrong focus
OPINION: Your old mate reckons townie Brooke van Velden, the Minister of Workplace (or is it Woke Place) Relations is…
The chief executive of one of the country's biggest fruit growers and packers believes there is a huge elephant in the room around kiwifruit quality and there is a major opportunity for improvement.
A survey of nearly 1,200 farming businesses by Federated Farmers has shown that farmers are being squeezed by rising interest rates, with debt or other financial concerns eroding mental wellbeing.
Be prepared for a bumpy ride in 2023.
Te Anau Downs Station owner Peter Chartes - who won a four-year legal battle with the Southland District Council (SDC) last October - has now received a $300,000 payout from the council.
While there was much protest about the EU's insistence in preserving geographical indications for some of its products, especially cheese, EU ambassador to New Zealand Nina Obermaier insists that this protocol opens up opportunities for NZ.
The European Union's ambassador to NZ, Nina Obermaier, is hopeful that the FTA negotiated last year will be signed off by the middle of this year.
NZ's horticultural exports have risen in dollar terms, but at the same time, percentage wise, the tariffs these incur have dropped by nearly two thirds since 2004.
National road freight industry group Ia Ara Aotearoa Transporting New Zealand is calling for the Government to urgently act and fund road maintenance to fix potholes and road quality issues.
Anyone who bought Pams frozen Mixed Berries from four specific stores in the South Island is urged to check whether they are part of a recalled batch, says New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS).
Stop bank improvements across Southland are underway this month.
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Reaction to the latest missive from the Government is somewhat muted and there appears to be a sense of suspicion of where emissions pricing may end.
The Government claims it has "listened and adapted" to take on board the issues that submitters made to its initial response on the He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) report on how to deal with agricultural emissions.
Despite facing major challenges, New Zealand's potato industry remains a billion dollar business.
The hunt is on for the latest crop of innovators who have helped lift New Zealand’s reputation for producing high quality foods and fibres to even greater heights.
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