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New Zealand is internationally recognised for its well-founded and stringent animal welfare regulations. Yet, as reporter Peter Burke notes, cases of mistreatment of animals keep coming before the courts.
The steps that lead to good business are the same as those that lead to good health and safety practices, says Al McCone, sector leader for agriculture at WorkSafe New Zealand.
Kiwifruit growers Mark and Catriona White and their Coastal Kiwis orchard have won the Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Waste plastic – enough to bury a rugby field 2m deep. That’s how much stuff the rural recycler AgRecovery says it handles each year, weighing at least 300 tonnes.
This old mutt would love to have been a fly on the wall at the PGG Wrightson HQ when news came through of its almighty swede seed stuff-up.
Just when your old mate thought the boffins at MPI couldn’t be seen in a worse light, given the M.bovis debacle, he came across this amazing example of bureaucratic bulls$%t.
Your old mate understands that the continuing cluster#$%& that is the handling and management of the M.bovis outbreak by MPI can be laid squarely at the feet of Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.
Your old mate hears there’s a bit of concern about the state of rural publishing in this country.
Farmer confidence has fallen sharply over recent months.
A new $2 million Seminis Onion Breeding Station in Pukekohe is “a terrific asset to have in that district in particular,” says Onions NZ chief executive Michael Ahern.
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For the 2018 season, the newly launched FR920 is the most powerful self-propelled forage harvester from New Holland.
An airless tyre from Michelin might suit agriculture but until now has been available only in North America for industrial applications.
Farmers keen to save their bodies are taking note of a recent offering from Polaris, test driven by Rural News.
Agriculture is in a sweet spot, says ASB rural economist Nathan Penny.
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