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OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…
There are calls to adopt a newly proposed national telehealth programme to better service rural health needs.
Pāmu (Landcorp Farming) says its journey to reduce its carbon output has begun with Toitū carbon reduce certification across 20 of its farms.
Rising sales of dairy consumable products helped Skellerup deliver a record net profit of $48 million last financial year.
New research from Lincoln University’s Pastoral Livestock Production Lab claims that feeding lambs a diverse diet during the lambing process leads to reduced oxidative stress and healthier lambs.
Ravensdown’s 2022 Integrated Report, published today, has revealed a 12% reduction in carbon emissions from fertiliser against the previous year.
The MetService is forecasting more heavy rain for an already sodden Nelson/Tasman region from late Friday.
RuralCo chair Jessie Chan has been appointed as an independent director to the NZPork board.
Despite the terribly wet weather, the Minister for Agriculture says farmers have done a good job managing winter grazing this year.
The Government is looking into farmer claims that regional councils aren’t ready to implement new intensive winter grazing regulations.
Major road slips in the upper South Island blocked access to 70 dairy farms, forcing farmers to dump milk.
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Rural water schemes, which primarily provide water for agricultural purposes, may be able to be directly owned and operated by their users.
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) is calling for the Government to work with rural communities on rural health.
DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel has come out swinging, accusing Groundswell of "circulating incorrect information" and "not getting the best outcome for farmers".
Lobby group Groundswell NZ is standing by its claim that the current primary sector agreement on agricultural emissions via He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) will be dumped.
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