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OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the…
OPINION: Your canine crusader had to have a bit of a giggle at a recent employment ad run by an exasperated Canterbury farmer and co-owner of Gladfield malt, Doug Michael, looking for workers.
OPINION: Your old mate was told about some research that proves that what consumers claim and what they actually do are very different.
OPINION: This old mutt has been contacted by a number of members of rural insurer FMG expressing concern about the jump in director fees this year.
After a very wet July, NIWA is forecasting a ray of hope for sodden farmers. Temperatures are most likely to be warmer than average across most of the country through the middle of spring 2022.
The Ministry for Primary Industries is calling on researchers to apply for funding to better measure the country’s agricultural emissions.
NZ carpet maker Bremworth has bet its future on a growing consumer shift to sustainability with its move to drop synthetics and only use 100% wool in its products.
Despite the challenge of agricultural emissions making up 50% of NZ’s total greenhouse gas (GHG) profile, there are several mitigation options in the pipeline.
Rural health advocate Dr Jeremy Webber was awarded a Distinguished Fellowship of The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners at the recent GP22 conference in Christchurch.
A project that aims to educate Kiwi schoolchildren about wool will see the 25,000th student pass through its wool sheds this month.
New research shows that New Zealanders are becoming more open to the use of genetic engineering advances to progress our agriculture sector.
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NZPork have made a series of changes to the way pigs are farmed as an alternative to plans proposed by the Government.
Recognition is urgently needed on a new measure for short and long-lived greenhouse gases and their impact on global warming.
The US goat meat market provides profitable potential for NZ hill country farmers, in Garrick Batten's opinion. From his extensive industry background, he discusses this potential in the second of three articles.
Hot on the heels of Bremworth claiming a "win" in its ongoing court case with rival carpet-maker Godfrey Hirst, the international company is now claiming it's own "win".
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