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Fonterrible

This old mutt has been around the traps a few years now, but he has never seen a more draconian attempt to shut down debate than Fonterra’s recent legal move to prevent former director Leonie Guiney talking to rural media.

That explains it

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.

Coincidence?

Your old mate notes that former Environmental Protection Agency chief scientist and Rural News columnist Dr Jacqueline Rowarth has recently ‘left’ the EPA.

Cheapskates

A mate of the Hound reckons the penny-pinching going on at rural service company PGG Wrightson has hit a new level.

Perception is not the reality!

The Misperception Index published at the end of 2017 makes a point with evidence.

Sheep milking serious business

Craig Prichard demonstrating sheep cheese at an earlier conference.

The sheep milk industry has made huge strides in the last four years, says Massey University associate professor Craig Prichard.

Put heart into agribusiness

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.

Robotics revolution will see old gear gone

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.

Pork sector sets standard

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.

NAIT boss defends scheme over M. bovis outbreak response

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.