A step too far
OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…
Without data and benchmarking, farmers are in the dark about their performance, particularly when it comes to animal health and welfare.
Southland based farm consultant Allison McDonald reckons using OverseerFM is a big help in developing Farm Environment Plans (FEPs).
Regenerative Agriculture (RA) is presently a hot topic of discussion.
Former US agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack has been confirmed to take up to his old role as the head of the US Department of Agriculture.
OPINION: Towards the end of February, we were hit with media coverage of a new report linking colorectal cancer and high nitrate drinking water in New Zealand.
OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons something smells really iffy about the move by Beef+Lamb NZ directors to sack the independent committee set up to decide their remuneration and then award themselves a big pay rise this coming year.
OPINION: This old mutt has always thought the people who inhabit the nation’s parliament are a weird bunch with very little in common with the average New Zealander.
OPINION: The Hound sees that the Australian National University in Canberra has taken ‘going woke’ to the next level.
OPINION: Your old mate notes that MPI was recently sued by WorkSafe in relation to the health and safety of its contractors.
OPINION: Beef+Lamb NZ and the NZ Meat Board’s annual meeting, to be held in Invercargill on March 17, is likely to be a more fiery affair than the usual.
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Strong demand and limited cattle supplies saw cattle prices rise across most major cattle producing countries.
DairyNZ is calling on the Government to respond to an advisory group’s recommendations to improve winter grazing rules.
Allied Farmers posted a better-than-expected net profit of $531,000 for the six months ending December 31, 2020.
Rural services company PGG Wrightson’s (PGW) net profit leapt 41% in the first half of the current financial year to $18m – up from $12.8m for the same time last year.
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OPINION: A mate of yours truly has had an absolute gutsful of the activist group SAFE.
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