A step too far
OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…
New Zealand’s favourite ice cream brand could soon be sold.
The ‘big thing’ in employing farm staff is to invest in them, says Dunsandel farmer Michael Woodward.
Following the rejection of a school for rural medicine, three universities have another proposal to attract and retain health professionals in rural areas.
The decision to keep the potato mop top virus in New Zealand may be better for the industry.
Two unsuccessful candidates in the recent Fonterra director election will get another chance to join the board.
The red meat sector achieved another record high lambing percentage this spring.
The New Zealand Walking Access Commission Ara Hīkoi Aotearoa (NZWAC) is welcoming the mandatory review of its governing legislation, the Walking Access Act 2008.
Biosecurity New Zealand has directed a vehicle carrier to leave New Zealand waters following the discovery of stink bugs and other regulated pests.
Rural life, and agriculture is driven by changing seasons that dictate on-farm tasks and operations and busy times can mean pressure on owners or employees.
Kiwis remain fixated on utes of every shape, size and price, but we wonder whether in the rural sector the clever folk may be looking to diversify into a good van.
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New Holland has exhibited a concept tractor to give everyone a look at what a Fiat machine might possibly look like if it were built for the modern era.
The latest offering from tyre specialist Cooper, in the shape of the Discoverer AT3, is said to offer a range of benefits for specific vehicle types that are used in on-road and all-terrain situations.
Tyre manufacturer Continental is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its launch of Europe’s first pneumatic agricultural tyre onto the market.
Fendt was once a brand that many farmers and contractors aspired to own.
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