Overbearing?
OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the…
A recent trial comparing the performance of two lines of rams over commercial two-tooth ewes highlights the perils of judging rams on looks alone.
The Canterbury A&P Association is managing the show itself, after several years of it being in the hands of a management company
Competitive shearing is about to be boosted with the launch of a new competition, The Southern Series.
This year's New Zealand Agricultural Show in Canterbury will go ahead, vows show president Chris Harris.
As dairy farmers head into mating with lower cow body condition scores than last season, feeding quality pasture and supplements will be crucial for getting cows in calf and putting milk in the vat.
With ever-dryer summers becoming a reality in many parts of New Zealand, there’s a growing need for frugal plants that require less water and fertiliser input, according to PGG Wrightson Seeds.
Fraser Tombleson reckons that being part of a focus group for the Hill Country Futures Partnership programme was a good opportunity to express shared problems and concerns.
OPINION: National was shocked and disappointed to learn last week that the Government has moved away from key elements of the consensus plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
OPINION: The concerns across the sector about the impact of the Government's proposals for agricultural emissions pricing are heard and shared by the He Waka Eke Noa Partnership.
OPINION: About five or six years ago, I attended the National Conference of the Farm Forestry Association, held in the Manawatū.
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OPINION: The Government's so-called plan to price agricultural emissions must surely rank as one of the most bewildering decisions in the history of New Zealand farming.
OPINION: Your canine crusader understands there is a bit of rumbling around the traps over the perceived conflict of interest at Fed Farmers' meat wool section.
OPINION: This old mutt notes that at the recent release of the Government's response to agricultural emissions, there was only the PM, Ag Minister, Climate Change Minister and local Labour MP - a non-descript, little man with a beard - fronting up to media.
OPINION: This old mutt suggests that Fonterra farmers may well have been a little too distracted by a high payout this year to see - or even notice- the exploding salary at the co-op.
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OPINION: The Hound hears from his canine pals in Southland that an individual's derogatory remarks on social media have left…
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