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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…
Farmers have welcomed the Provincial Growth Fund’s decision to put $7.11 million into creating a sustainable water supply for Wairarapa.
OPINION: High farm debt levels have cast a shadow over the Ministry for Primary Industry's positive predictions for agriculture in 2020.
Your canine crusader reckons it is ironic – and highly appropriate – that Shane Jones’ $3 billion electoral slush fund the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) has exactly the same initials as the Problem Gambling Foundation (PGF)!
Like this old mutt, no doubt farmer shareholders are delighted to know that Fonterra is focusing on the important issues.
Over the years, a mate of the Hound’s has always been quick to point out to him people in roles whose names either match or clash with the organisations they work for.
Your old mate notes that after almost two years of cosy meetings and more than $2 million wasted, Ag minister Damien O’Connor’s brainfart, the Primary Sector Council, released its ‘strategy’ on the eve of Christmas, last year.
The Government’s Provincial Growth Fund is putting $7.11 million into creating a sustainable water supply for Wairarapa.
The man behind New Zealand’s newest agricultural training venture is a local farmer and entrepreneur – with a proven track record in the sector.
If you think you paid too much for kiwifruit last Christmas, you aren’t wrong!
“Spectacular” – that’s how Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor describes the work of the Horticultural Export Authority.
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The Minister of Agriculture has entered the debate on the actions of the banks labelling them as fair-weather friends.
The Meat Industry Association has appointed Sirma Karapeeva as its new chief executive.
New Zealand farming leaders are in close contact with their Australian counterparts as bushfires ravage farms across the ditch.
More than a quarter of NZ’s dairy farmers have debt to equity ratios of more than 70%.
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