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OPINION: ACT MP Mark Cameron isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but he certainly calls it how he sees it, holding…
A proposal to better manage carbon farming could see plantings of exotic forests like radiata pine excluded from the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
Australia's support of plantation forestry sharply contrasts with the increasingly restrictive measures being promised in New Zealand by our government, claims the NZ Forest Owners Association.
Looking back on his tenure as chief executive of Environment Southland (ES), Rob Phillips says education has played a ‘real part’ in the relationship between council and farmers.
The outlook for global sheepmeat and beef trade is positive for the 2021-22 season, according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) latest mid-season update.
While there are predictions that NZ's farming sector could be in for a bumper year on the prices front, there's a warning to 'put the champagne on ice'.
A call from her daughter prompted well-known Hawke's Bay wool broker and enthusiastic wool promoter Philippa Wright to set up a new venture - making wool pillows.
New Zealand’s red meat sector is continuing to achieve strong export results in spite of considerable labour shortages and supply chain disruptions, says the Meat Industry Association (MIA).
Dairy farmers are being urged to put in applications for much-needed overseas workers for the upcoming calving season.
Groundswell says it has developed an alternative to the proposed He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) options to tackle on-farm emissions.
The New Zealand National Fieldays have been postponed for 2022 until Wednesday 30 November to Saturday 3 December.
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High praise for the recently signed free trade agreement (FTA) between the UK and NZ has come from one of the country's most experienced politicians in the trade policy area.
Former Meat and Wool NZ director Tom Mandeno believes despite the roadshow meetings organised by B+LNZ and DairyNZ on the He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) proposals farmers find it all pretty complicated.
Economists are ruling out two straight seasons of a record farmgate milk price.
The wireless broadband tower on the southern end of the Kaitake Range is getting a near million-dollar overhaul as part of the government’s Rural Capacity Upgrade (RCU) initiative.
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