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…
OPINION: This has been a bloody tough year for farmers.
OPINION: Since the end of World War II, New Zealand has had nine recessions.
OPINION: Of all the submissions that Rural News has seen from the primary sector on the Government’s response to agricultural emissions proposal, none is so profound and damaging to Labour than that of the Māori Trustee and chief executive of Te Tumu Paeroa, Charlotte Severne.
OPINION: The Hound notes that nominations are now open for two Beef+Lamb NZ director roles (eastern North Island and southern South Island).
OPINION: Your old mate understands that MfE boffins have been beavering away for years dreaming up a scheme where all farmers and growers will have to do a Freshwater Farm Plan.
OPINION: A mate of the Hound's reckons that 'socialist strategies' are alive and well within the ag industry.
OPINION: This old mutt hears that international meal delivery giant HelloFresh has been accused of using coconut milk obtained using 'forced monkey labour' in Thailand.
Meat processor and marketer Alliance Group has had a good year reporting a record profit of $117.2 million for the 2021-22 financial year.
New research by Waikato-based consultants suggests dairy farmers don’t need blunt tools proposed in the Government’s agricultural emissions proposal to meet climate change targets.
One of the country’s leading commercial vegetable growers says there are a lot of positives happening in the sector and it needs to get these out to the public.
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The Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ) has launched a new fundraising campaign which seeks to expand its early detection education programme into more rural and isolated communities.
Fonterra's share and unit prices should get a boost from an orderly implementation of the co-operative’s new capital structure, says Jarden head of research Arie Dekker.
A claim lodged with the Waitangi Tribunal has thwarted the plan to buy a large North Island sheep and beef farm to prevent it being planted in pine trees.
Wool carpet manufacturer Bremworth says Covid-19 has helped accelerate a trend towards more natural fibres.
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