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Beltex sheep under the spotlight

The second annual Beltex sale will be held at Mt Somers on March 1.

All eyes will be on the second annual sale of Beltex purebred and crossbred rams at Rangiatea, Mt Somers on March 1.

NZ trade threatened by WTO stand-off — trade expert

The ability of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to hear any New Zealand disputes arising out of Brexit could be under threat.

Another fruit fly discovery in Auckland

A second type of fruit fly has been found in a surveillance trap in the Auckland suburb of Otara.

Minister cuts short overseas visit

Biosecurity Minister Damien O’Connor is cutting short an overseas visit and returning home following the discovery of a new fruit fly in Auckland.

Comparing apples with oranges in insemination

It is true that the current frozen sexed semen product SexedULTRA 4M is the result of almost three decades of research and development.

Farms hit by Nelson fires

Six commercial farms have been destroyed by the huge fire in the hills southwest of Nelson, according to Federated Farmers.

Pull your heads in

The Hound was disappointed but not surprised to see the multi-national, tax-dodging environmental group Greenpeace have another crack at NZers this month.

Unfortunate timing

Your old mate reckons Fonterra is not the only dairy company in NZ now under pressure.

Lack of trust?

Meanwhile, this old mutt’s source also says the Fonterra directors’ meeting agenda had ‘Confidential’, plus each director’s name, emblazoned on every page.

More bad news?

A mate of the Hound reckons that Fonterra’ directors may finally be coming to grips with just how bad its Chinese investments have been for its farmer shareholders.