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…
Former Federated Farmers leader Chris Lewis is one of three candidates confirmed for DairyNZ director elections.
Farmgate returns for red meat producers are expected to remain steady this season despite on-farm challenges.
Beef+Lamb New Zealand chair Andrew Morrison says his organisation understands farmers' concerns about the He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) recommended option.
Federated Farmers national president Andrew Hoggard says he understands the frustrations farmers are feeling over HWEN.
A group of sheep and beef farmers have penned an open letter to Beef+Lamb NZ directors demanding they make changes to the current He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) recommendations for mitigating agricultural emissions or face a vote of no confidence.
A key focus of a new $26.1 million study into the sustainability of our farming sector will be to try and define that regenerative agriculture might look like in a NZ context. Peter Burke reports...
It could be late next year before a proposal by the Gisborne District Council (GDC) to add the value of new SunGold licences to rating kiwifruit orchard properties is finally settled in the Court of Appeal.
National’s agriculture spokespeople Barbara Kuriger and Joseph Mooney have added their voices to the chorus of people asking the Government to delay winter grazing regulations.
A Bay of Plenty company has been sentenced after a dense cloud of lime dust across a motorway caused a multi-vehicle crash which killed a driver.
New Zealand’s red meat sector reached $1.1 billion, a 26% increase on July 2021, according to analysis by the Meat Industry Association (MIA).
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New Zealand’s first forestry expo event, the Fast & Forward Forestry Expo, is headed to Rotorua.
An annual report on the Waikato region’s state of wellbeing notes some significant trends for the 2022 update.
A new collaboration effort, named Vet Futures Aotearoa, is seeking to solve the big issues faced by veterinary professionals, including labour shortages.
Ruralco’s upcoming board election marks an important time for shareholders to have their say on the oversight of the co-operative and how it moves forward, says chair Jessie Chan.
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