Arable advocacy?
OPINION: Spare a thought for the arable farmer, squeezed on one side by soft global prices and on the other…
Moyra Bramley was born in 1933, the year Sir Apirana Ngata and Lord Bledisloe inaugurated the Ahuwhenua Trophy to recognise excellence in Maori farming — now Ms Bramley has at least a 50/50 chance of winning that trophy.
Let's hope there’s truth in the talk of a funding reprieve for the rural health body Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa NZ (RHAANZ).
The Hound reckons that with the duck shooting season getting underway this week, farmers (especially those irrigating) whose duck ponds are publicly accessible should seriously question would-be hunters wanting access.
Your canine crusader sees that the self-proclaimed font of all knowledge on NZ’s water quality Dr Mike Joy refuses to accept the latest figures released by LAWA on river water quality trends (2007 - 2016).
The Hound notes that the Labour Party and its coalition ‘provincial champion’ mates NZ First said they were surprised at the reaction from the oil and gas industry at the Government’s sudden clampdown on all future offshore exploration in NZ.
This old mutt hears that China is embarking on its biggest rainmaking project: they want to force rainfall and snow over 1.6 million sq. km – an area roughly three times the size of Spain.
A giant lamb chop is on a Tiki Tour of New Zealand as part of the National Lamb Day celebrations.
Horticulture New Zealand Board elections have opened with four candidates vying for two positions.
Adding new taxes will undermine New Zealand’s tax system, says Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman.
The Government needs to listen to the horticulture industry and address the incoming labour shortage, says National’s spokesperson for Horticulture, Lawrence Yule.
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OPINION: Parliament's show of support for tougher deterrents against livestock theft is welcome news.
OPINION: Irrigation can reduce soil erosion.
New Zealand agriculture may soon feel the waves from intensifying trade conflict between the US and China.
Alliance Group recently hosted overseas chefs and writers in an effort to differentiate its products and position itself as a sophisticated “purveyor of premium fare.”
The Hound
Gaslight much?
OPINION: Labour leader Chris 'Chippy' Hipkins is carrying on the world-class gaslighting of the nation that he and his cohorts…
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