Arable advocacy?
OPINION: Spare a thought for the arable farmer, squeezed on one side by soft global prices and on the other…
Speaking of political hypocrites, most Kiwis are rightly confused by Labour’s about-face on the TPP -- from outright hatred while in Opposition to now fully supporting the deal.
Your old mate notes that former Environmental Protection Agency chief scientist and Rural News columnist Dr Jacqueline Rowarth has recently ‘left’ the EPA.
A mate of the Hound reckons the penny-pinching going on at rural service company PGG Wrightson has hit a new level.
The Misperception Index published at the end of 2017 makes a point with evidence.
The sheep milk industry has made huge strides in the last four years, says Massey University associate professor Craig Prichard.
It's time to put some heart into the agricultural sector, says Maori leader and member of the NZ Business Hall of fame, Mavis Mullins.
Seeing obsolete machinery on New Zealand farms and orchards and in factories is a “bugbear” for Professor Mike Duke, from Waikato University’s engineering and robotics department.
In recent years the pork industry has had to transform itself in the face of public pressure; now it offers the benefit of its experiences to ‘big brother’ sectors.
The National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) system has provided the MPI investigators dealing with the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak nearly 1000 reports since the disease was identified last July.
The FMG Young Farmer of the Year – Outstanding in his Field, is about to take on the best NZ ploughing competitors in a battle for straight furrows.
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M. bovis is a good example of where our traditional farm systems and how we operate must be reconsidered, says Carol Barnao, DairyNZ’s general manager policy and advocacy.
Younger people's quest for unique and interesting foods will be a key driver in the growth of the sheep milk industry.
Fresh milk produced in New Zealand is now available for the first time on supermarket shelves in Shanghai.
Raw poultry meat imports could threaten the NZ industry’s unique disease-free status, says Poultry Industry Association executive director Michael Brook.
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