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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…
A product that could reduce the need for anthelmintics during lamb weaning has received government funding for a trial.
Kiwis need to grow up when it comes to conversations on water quality, says an opposition MP.
The Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has paid out almost $124 million in compensation for claims related to the cattle disease, Mycoplasma bovis.
Last year was officially Australia’s hottest and driest year on record, according to the country’s Bureau of Meteorology.
Agriculture Minister, Damien O’Connor, says the Ministry for Primary Industries is continuing to stay connected to federal authorities in Australia as devastating fires affect the country.
On average, sheep and beef farmers achieved a lower lambing percentage in spring 2019 than in 2018, according to Beef + Lamb New Zealand.
South Island rural service trader Ruralco says its chairman Alister Body has signalled his intention to step down from his role and pursue broader agribusiness interests.
Australian farmers have lost significant livestock in bushfires raging across the country, says National Farmers' Federation President Fiona Simson.
The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) says it has named one of its own as their 2019 Researcher of the Year.
Andy Scott, chair of 50 Shades of Green explains why many farmers are concerned with new government policies.
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Your old mate notes that a recent bid to buy more than 4500ha of South Island farmland by a Canadian outfit was rejected by the Overseas Investment Office.
A mate of this old mutt reports being somewhat surprised to see Southland farmer and chair of Beef + Lamb NZ Andrew Morrison gracing the streets of the plush North Shore suburb of Takapuna in Auckland, last month.
Speaking of useless, pointless and waste-of-space working groups... the Hound wonders what really was the point of Damien O’Connor’s $500,000-a-year brain fart – the Primary Sector Council (PSC)?
Your old mate hears it can be a tough gig for MPs getting back into the real world after retiring (or being voted out of) from Parliament.
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