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OPINION: Demand for red meat is booming, while it seems the heyday of plant-based protein is well past its 'best…
Kiwi farmers are turning to Jersey beef as a profitable sideline, according to Jersey Advantage.
The Government is investing a further $37.5 million into water security for Northland.
340 people are now employed working for nature as part of the Government’s COVID-19 recovery plan.
An independent review of Fish & Game will provide an “organisational health check”, according to the Government.
Two meat processors have joined forces to take over the tannery operations of Wallace Group.
In the past few weeks, rain has fallen in many parts of the country with grass starting to grow again.
Southern-based rural contractors have lent machinery and support to three training initiatives aimed at attracting those who’ve lost jobs to work in the farming and contracting sector.
Animal welfare is a central focus of Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s (B+LNZ) new winter grazing campaign.
This old mutt mentioned a couple of issues back about the appointment of a new head of the M. bovis programme – former ex-fisheries manager Stuart Anderson.
This old mutt wonders why regenerative agriculture advocates seem to be good at promotion and hype, but not so good at providing good, scientific research to back their claims.
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Your old mate notes that the failing NZ Herald (owned by dying media company NZME) was quick to put the boot into various meat companies for claiming the wage subsidy in a recent article.
A small, Auckland research firm is developing a more sensitive test for Mycoplasma bovis.
Assessing the trace element status of a flock should be part of your animal health programme.
In a normal season, maize stubble wouldn’t be required as a feed on dairy farms.
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