Overbearing?
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 wonders if the Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership, under the guise of He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN), is now up a creek without a paddle?
OPINION: It has been a bad couple of weeks publicity-wise for the Ross family, not great news for the supposed marketing experts.
OPINION: The Hound notes that marketing/promotion couple and Lake Hawea Station owners Geoff and Justine Ross came in for a fair bit of criticism about their 'woke' farming practices after recently featuring on Country Calendar.
OPINION: Your old mate wonders how both Beef+Lamb NZ and DairyNZ are feeling about their 'wonderful relationship' with the Government following the announcement of a FTA deal with the EU.
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New Zealand's milk collections fell by 6.5% for May 2022, the last month of the 2021/22 season.
We've become accustomed to hearing how food and fibre is the backbone of the country's economy, with export revenues hitting $52.2 billion in the year ended June 2022.
With labour shortages a grim reality for many farmers across the country - and no end in sight - recruitment agencies have seen demand increase drastically.
Perceptions of wool are changing, according to a recent study by carpet manufacturer Bremworth.
Auckland-based biotechnology company Pictor Limited says it has been developing an accurate and affordable multiplexed diagnostic test for Johne's disease.
Central Otago deer farmer and veterinarian Amanda (Mandy) Bell has been elected chair of the Deer Industry NZ (DINZ) board.
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Former Trade Minister and trade negotiator Tim Groser says the outcome of the recent FTA with the EU is an obvious disappointment for NZ's red meat and dairy sectors.
A Kaikoura employer who didn’t provide appropriate eye protection has been sentenced for failings that cost a young worker his vision in one eye.
Meat company Silver Fern Farms (SFF) says it is back in the international market in a big way and aiming for bigger and better returns for its farmers.
Meeting Change is a book rich in detail that covers the hugely complex saga of the revolution and evolution of the meat industry during the last 25 years.
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