Save us from SAFE
OPINION: A mate of yours truly has had an absolute gutsful of the activist group SAFE.
OPINION: Don't be surprised if you get new neighbours soon.
Could soil organic matter be used for carbon credits?
Rural Canterbury blockholder David Moffett has turned from giving advice on farm succession to the future of farming itself.
55% of New Zealanders hold a positive view of the primary industries, new research shows.
PGG Wrightson (PGW) ended a bumpy year with record profit, a “transformational” sale of its grain and seed business and many changes of board and management.
It's a change of scenery, customer and supply chain for Skellerup’s incoming agri division head, Hayley Gourley.
The Government is spending nearly $6 million to stop Australian beekeepers marketing their products as ‘mānuka’ honey.
Farmer confidence has plummeted in the last quarter, with Government policy cited as the chief reason, says Rabobank.
A 2017 commissioned Massey University report on the NZ Goat Industry will disappoint many.
The US-JAPAN trade deal might impact on New Zealand beef, cheese and other exports to Japan and is almost certainly in breach of World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules, says a trade expert.
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It was hard for Suzanne Giesen when her husband John died. She was just 32, had five children aged from 1 to 11 and had a farm to run. More than 50 years later she is still living and working on the farm.
The $750 million New Zealand pork industry needs farmers’ help to keep out the deadly African swine fever virus.
In an electronic world, getting teenagers interested in careers in agriculture or horticulture is an uphill struggle.
NZ meat industry special envoy on Brexit, Jeff Grant attended the 88th National Ploughing Championships in Ireland, where discussions of Brexit was a common theme.
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