Half A Brain
OPINION: When Donald Trump returned to the White House, many people with half a brain could see the results for…
OPINION: This old mutt reckons (un) social media is just an echo chamber of self-important, self-professed experts who lecture and pontificate to all and sundry about their self-important views.
OPINION: Your old mate is cynical about the real motives of many who push the latest fad in farming, regenerative agriculture.
OPINION: The Hound suggests all the hype around the potential commercial success of plant-based meat alternatives is starting to hit the wall of reality.
With Christmas just around the corner and the annual panic to find a special present for a special person – or even just the old man – it might be worth a trip to the local bookshop.
Former Agriculture Minister and DairyNZ chair John Luxton leaves behind a legacy and lifetime of achievement in the agriculture sector and beyond.
Covid-19 has brought massive disruptions and huge cost increases to the world's shipping routes.
There's a trend of some dairy farms coming on the market to be bought for commercial vegetable growing and other horticultural activities.
Plan for the worst case scenario in terms of Covid-19.
The Covid-19 vaccine rollout was not designed for rural NZ.
Ravensdown has unveiled new methane mitigating technology that it claims virtually eliminates the methane emitted from effluent ponds.
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There's growing talk around New Zealand and the world about glyphosate being a health hazard, possibly a carcinogenic.
The shortage of skilled agricultural machinery operators is reaching a crisis point.
Fonterra's plan to use probiotics to reduce cow methane emissions is moving to on-farm trials.
The world's largest meat processor has started using a feed additive that reduces methane emissions in ruminants.
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OPINION: Media trust has tanked because of what media's more woke members do and say.
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