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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…
Questions have been raised by Beef + Lamb New Zealand regarding the Climate Change Commission’s recent emissions trading recommendations.
With sweeping changes facing local government, and the very existence of some councils under threat, Federated Farmers is urging rural New Zealanders to step up their interest in the election campaign this year.
The annual funding round for the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI’s) Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research fund has opened, with $2.1 million on offer.
Thousands of farm employees and sharemilkers could soon access their Kiwisaver savings to buy a first farm or home.
Fonterra director Donna Smit has announced her retirement from the co-operative board.
David Walker has been confirmed as the new Government Appointee to the New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB).
A new digital tool has been launched to help growers make decisions around aphid management and when to act to prevent damage to their crops.
Travellers ditching their old footwear when returning to NZ from a Bali holiday could have farmers helping buy them a new pair.
As Biosecurity New Zealand continues to closely monitor the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Indonesia, Federated Farmers is urging holiday makers to also be extremely vigilant.
New Zealand beef farmers are being asked for their views on what cattle traits are important to them as part of a ground-breaking genetics programme.
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Farmers across the country are being asked to go back to school as part of a new educational programme for children called Farmer Time.
Auckland Young Farmer Tim Dangen has been named the 54th FMG Young Farmer of the Year.
A duo from Christchurch Girls’ High School have won the title at the 2022 FMG Junior Young Farmers of the Year competition at the Grand Final in Whangārei.
The RD Sixer’s, a team of Waikato primary school students, took out the AgriKidsNZ Grand Champions title in Whangārei last week.
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