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OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the…
While the new Coalition Government sorts out the previous administrations’ emissions policy, emerging UK technology companies are indicating where things might be heading.
Italian tractor manufacturer Argo Tractors, builders of the McCormick, Landini and Valpadana marques, has opened a new factory to develop and manufacture transmissions for those brands.
Recently Landpower and Claas Harvest Centre unveiled the Claas Xerion 12 series high-horsepower tractor, ending the wait for the much-vaunted model in Australia and New Zealand.
At least one in three Kiwi sheep farms has triple drench resistance, according to the latest drench efficacy testing undertaken by Techion.
With reports that sales are down significantly, no doubt driven by higher cost and lower returns, it follows that accurate spreading of any product being used is a must.
Growers can now access information from the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) within seconds, thanks to generative AI technology.
Kate Scott has been appointed the next chief executive officer of Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ).
OPINION: I was down in the Wairarapa just recently meeting up with some good friends of many years. A businessman colleague of one of the guys joined us at a local restaurant for lunch.
OPINION: When Groundswell showed up in the 'advocacy hub' at Fieldays alongside the same groups that brought you He Waka Eke Noa, the Hound feared the ginger group had been brought into the woke fold and given the old rubber ring.
OPINION: With things in NZ as tight as they are, your old mate is astounded the coalition Governmnt hasn't yet dumped the eternal underperformer Landcorp and put the $2 billion investment to better use.
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OPINION: The Hound hears John Murphy, chair of Veg NZ, reckons greenhouse vege producers face severe challenges due to changes in the ETS.
OPINION: In the latest example of how broken the RMA consents process is, Meridian Energy has paid out DoC, Fish & Game and iwi rather than risk them blocking the renewal of consents that it needs to keep running its Waitaki hydro scheme.
OPINION: Finally we have a government that is brave enough to tackle the big banks on how they treat their rural clientele.
Beef + Lamb NZ is outlining a more streamlined and focused strategy for the next three years, saying it has probably tried to do too much in the past.
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OPINION: The Hound hears from his canine pals in Southland that an individual's derogatory remarks on social media have left…
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