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OPINION: One particular bone the Hound has been gnawing on for years now is how the chattering classes want it…
Proactive and well-prepared farmers and lenders stand to gain from the introduction of the Farm Debt Mediation scheme, according to Scott Abel and Bridie McKinnon from law firm Buddle Findlay.
OPINION: The groundswell supporting the restoring powers of regenerative agriculture is mostly based on examples from overseas.
Lincoln University says it is delighted that the Minister of Education has approved $80 million for new science facilities as part of a wider campus development programme.
The world avocado market is worth at least $9 billion globally and NZ Avocado is confident supply is increasing, but demand is increasing even more, says chief executive Jen Scoular.
A Northland Regional Council scientist and her manager are investigating the differences between – and local implications of – two drought types in Northland.
Many farmers still don’t realise how they may be affected by the new gun laws, claims Ian Brabbs, president of the North Canterbury Deerstalkers Association.
OPINION: Houston - or more correctly Wellington – we have a problem.
The urban rural divide is not just a New Zealand issue.
Consumers are more concerned about plastic packaging than sustainable food production.
Primary industry “gave the finger” to attempts to overhaul the original NAIT scheme, Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor says.
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The New Zealand Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (NZRSB) will call in the new year for people and groups to register their interest in being involved.
As the apple industry faces a labour crisis, there is a lot of talk about technology playing a role in harvesting crops.
The Wools of NZ board considers its 2019 financial outcomes to be satisfactory given “the first year as a fully commercial company, operating in a very challenging wool market”.
New regulatory changes are forcing some horticulture and dairy farmers to look at a new crop – hemp.
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