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OPINION: The sudden departure of Jim Ward, manager of Molesworth Station for 24 years, highlighted some major dysfunction in the…
Rural Contractors NZ have launched a campaign today against the risks of fatigue in their industry.
The popular Surfing for Farmers programme, which gives farmers a well-earned break from life on the farm, starts its eighth season from November 5.
Red meat farmers have hailed the Government for passing the Resource Management Act Amendment Bill.
Disease management agency OSPRI is throwing its support behind the Rural Support Trust.
Southland Farmers will be breathing a sigh of relief that central Government is stepping in to stop Environment Southland from introducing unworkable and expensive new farming rules.
Ready to be unveiled at Italy’s EIMA Show in November, the 2025 Case IH Farmall C models will deliver not only a fresh look, but also enhanced performance and precision farming solutions.
Landpower and the Claas Harvest Centre network will launch the Claas Scorpion and Torion material handling solutions to the market in October, in a move to offer greater choice for farmers and contractors looking for the right fit for their operation.
With the global spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) making headlines around the world, the Department of Conservation (DoC) is taking steps to secure the safety of several endangered bird species that call New Zealand home.
A second Federated Farmers executive has been elected to the DairyNZ board.
In the late 1980s, planes flying from South America to New Zealand carried some unusual and precious travellers, tucked away in the business- class drinks cabinet, of all places.
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PGG Wrightson has launched a new stock-counting service using drones and Artificial Intelligence (AI), which it says removes all the hassle for farmers, while achieving 99.9% accuracy.
OPINION: Local Government is badly underfunded. Economic circumstances demand a new approach to funding the constant burden of infrastructure delivery and renewal. The costs can be eased for rural ratepayers.
OPINION: Clicking through some news of late, I have noted the odd headline referring to credit card debt.
OPINION: The Reserve Bank’s rate cut is great news, albeit a bit late, but your old mate agrees with Act leader David Seymour that the cut – with more to come – is a “multi-billion dollar mea culpa” by the RBNZ.
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OPINION: While the destruction of NZ's oil and gas industry by Jacinda Ardern's band of merry vandals was virtue signalling…
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