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OPINION: A few armchair experts have dumped on Fonterra’s $4.22b sale of its consumer business, but the more your old…
Higgins Shearing, Marlborough, was named the Supreme Award winner at the NZI Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) Business Awards last night.
The Government is giving $6 million to farmer-led catchment groups in Canterbury and Otago to improve water health.
OPINION: Fuelling things up is a constant part of our everyday lives on the farm.
Ill thrift is a term used to describe when stock grow at a slower growth rate than expected, given their feed allocation.
WIith an increasing focus on reducing chemical herbicides, largely because of crop resistance and a potential build-up of residues, new methods of weed control are appearing.
Austrian tillage and seed drill manufacturer Pöttinger has expanded its range of Aerosem pneumatic seed drills, with the addition of 4 metre and 5 metre folding versions units with a front hopper.
Following three years of testing with clients worldwide, Ireland-based manufacturer McHale has added a bigger model to its range of variable-chamber round balers with the new V8 series.
New Zealanders will be invited to take part in a major research programme to assess the health and wellbeing benefits of eating pasture-raised beef and lamb, compared to alternatives.
When the 8th generation Toyota Hilux arrived in late 2015, it was a major departure from the Hilux of old.
Meat co-op Alliance Group announced an underlying profit of $27.4 million for 2020. Adjusted for one-off events, the annual profit result was $7.5 million before tax.
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OPINION: Now voters have had their say, the incoming Government has some important decisions to make about farming in New Zealand.
OPINION: The Hound was not surprised to hear well-known end-of-the-world doom-merchant ‘Dr’ Mike Joy is still as joyless as ever about the state of NZ.
OPINION: Meanwhile, your canine crusader is left a little bemused about all the crowing and cooing from the media and commentators about the “amazing diversity” of Ardern’s new Cabinet.
OPINION: This old mutt has a fair amount of sympathy for Ag Minister Damien O’Connor with the two associate ministers he’s landed with in the recent Cabinet selections made by PM Jacinda Ardern.
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Labour's pains
OPINION: After a run of bad polls and mixed economic news, PM Christopher Luxon was no doubt hoping for a…
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