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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…
A newly merged honey business, with hives in both the North and South Islands, is hoping to spread the exports of NZ-produced mānuka honey around the world.
Urgent changes are needed around carbon farming rules to save the country's rural communities.
New Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) regulations came into effect on 12 February and the new rules have some torn as to their impact.
Rabobank and the ANZ Bank agree that the outlook for dairy and meat for the coming year is positive, but both also have some words of warning.
Rural service and supplies company PGG Wrightson (PGW) has delivered a record half-year result, despite the impact of Covid.
Farmers are saying no to the ETS - that's the clear messge coming through from the He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) climate consultation roadshow, according to DairyNZ and Beef+Lamb NZ.
West Coast farmers are racing against time to repair pastures damaged by the recent floods.
A new strong wool industry body has run into trouble before it was even officially announced, with the resignation of a key board member.
A former horticulture sector leader believes New Zealand's Covid response should have been a joint public-private response from day one.
Fonterra chairman Peter McBride claims there’s been a change in the Government’s attitude towards the farming sector.
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Farmers are reluctantly facing up to a levy being imposed on them for agriculture greenhouse gas emissions.
Moves to bring all free trade deals in Asia Pacific into one ‘free trade area’ could help countries like New Zealand bounce back from Covid, according to trade expert Stephen Jacobi.
Landcorp's farming division has announced a net profit after tax of $41 million for the half-year ended December 2021.
The Government is providing $700,000 to fund a project to support Māori landowners to invest in New Zealand’s growing sheep milk industry, says Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.
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