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…
Much of the work veterinarians do is behind the scenes, but underpins aspects of our economy, environment and way of life.
It appears that South Island farmers are currently achieving greater success than their northern colleagues in controlling Taenia ovis or sheep measles.
Following NZ's wettest July, according to NIWA, a laboratory analysing faecal egg counts (FEC) says this has led to record parasite numbers in sheep across the country.
"Science is important for farmers," says Dr Suzi Keeling, Beef + Lamb New Zealand's sector science strategy manager.
OPINION: I feel pretty confident you will have heard the following quip, “Don’t want to ruin a good story with the facts now, do we”?
OPINION: The much celebrated achievement of convincing the Government to calculate short and long-lived gases separately is starting to wear thin.
OPINION: With nominations now closed for the local government elections to be held in October, it is time to start taking some real interest in the candidates standing and policies they support.
OPINION: The Hound would be a rich canine if he got a dollar for every time he's heard multi-national, fundraising organisation Greenpeace claim the answer to NZ's climate change challenge is to ban synthetic fertiliser.
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.
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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.
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Save us from SAFE
OPINION: A mate of yours truly has had an absolute gutsful of the activist group SAFE.
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