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OPINION: Your old mate reckons townie Brooke van Velden, the Minister of Workplace (or is it Woke Place) Relations is…
Winter can often be a quieter time where an opportunity exists to reflect on what has worked well in the past and think about improvements to help make your farming operation more efficient.
The year 2022 marks 35 years of manufacturer Claas fitting rubber tracks and 25 years of utilising its own design.
MPI data shows that 0.5-1% of breeding ewes (around 178,000 nationwide) experience a vaginal prolapse annually. Ian Carr of Rurtec outlines some of the treatment options for bearings...
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Metabolic diseases primarily affect ewes in late pregnancy and sometimes early lactation. These can have a huge economic impact on a farming operation - especially if there are large losses of capital stock. In the first of two articles, we take a look at pregnancy toxaemia.
Investing in precision agriculture has provided North Canterbury farmer Roscoe Taggart with benefits - environmental, social and financial.
Over the past few years, the Government has worked with the agriculture industry to develop a pricing system for greenhouse gas emissions.
"Climate change and how quickly it's happening is the biggest challenge for us," says Trevor Johnson, owner of Paparata Station owner - 50km west of Taumarunui.
OPINION: A recent article suggested that “seven in 10 men would rather clean a toilet than go to a doctor”.
The Emissions Trading Scheme can appear complex. Oliver Hendrickson explains how the scheme can benefit both landowners and New Zealand.
OPINION: The Government's proposed review of genetic engineering needs to be widened to address its potential benefits to the agriculture industry and climate.
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OPINION: Just as the entire country’s health system moved into a new structure last week, a fresh Rural Health Network was also launched.
OPINION: A mate of the Hound's has pointed out a key fact missing from the letter to the editor, in the last issue (June 21), heavily criticising yours truly for having a crack at the latest Beef+Lamb NZ overseas junket - or 'fact finding mission' to the EU and UK.
OPINION: This old mutt is never surprised by the stupidity of local councils and their bylaws.
OPINION: The Hound's reckons something has seriously gone wrong with the 'luck of the Irish' with news that Trevor Mallard is retiring from Parliament and will become New Zealand's Ambassador in Ireland.
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Burn the village
OPINION: There's an infamous term coined by a US general during the Vietnam war, specifically in reference to the battle…
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