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…
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.
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.”
Meat processor Alliance Group is rewarding committed shareholders with $5.9 million in loyalty payments.
A fodder crisis is forcing Irish dairy farmers to buy feed from other farmers around the country.
Problems persist for wholesale and retail agricultural machinery businesses in their efforts to recruit and retain suitably qualified technicians, says the Tractor and Machinery Association (TAMA).
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Federated Farmers faces the prospect of having to pay costs to the Northland Regional Council, the Whangarei District Council and Soil and Health after its failed attempt to re-litigate the issue of GE (genetic engineering).
Seeka is scheduled to take over T&G Global’s Kerikeri kiwifruit packhouse this week in a $40 million deal which also includes orchards and other assets.
New Zealand's irrigators must emphasise the connection between irrigation and food supplies, says IrrigationNZ chief executive Andrew Curtis.
The Minister for the Environment says he is troubled at the extent of urban growth on irreplaceable, highly productive land.
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