Half A Brain
OPINION: When Donald Trump returned to the White House, many people with half a brain could see the results for…
Your old mate – in an earlier column – expressed concerns about the recent appointment of Mark Townshend as board chair of DairyNZ subsidiary – NZAEL.
Our old mate does wonder about the financial acumen of brain’s trust running Federated Farmers these days!
OPINION: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern delivered a ‘nice’ speech at last week’s Primary Industry Conference, organised and run by Federated Farmers.
Former Agriculture Minister and Banks Peninsula farmer David Carter has been elected to the board of rural trader, Ruralco.
An historic employee entitlement claim of nearly $20 million severely dented meat processor Alliance Group’s annual result this year.
South Canterbury-based nurse practitioner Tania Kemp has been recognised for her contribution to rural health in that region.
A new trade agreement, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), has been described as a new rule book for trade in the Asian region.
Biosecurity is even more important to New Zealand as the country starts to recover from Covid-19.
Wairoa farmer Sue Wilson’s mind is always a bubbling cauldron of ideas.
Post Covid, Ray Smith, director general of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), says there is a big opportunity to take our primary product to the rest of the world.
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Investors wanting a slice of farming action now have an opportunity to do so with the launch, last week, of the largest New Zealand IPO listing on the NZX Market.
There is a need to re-orientate New Zealanders into working in the primary sector, according to the director general of the Ministry for Primary Industries.
The winners of this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy for Excellence in Horticulture believed they didn’t stand a chance and never expected to win because their fellow finalists had bigger operations.
Hastings based Maatutaera Akonga is the inaugural winner of the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Grower Award.
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