Arable advocacy?
OPINION: Spare a thought for the arable farmer, squeezed on one side by soft global prices and on the other…
The beekeeping industry expects to be disrupted for months because of the Kaikoura earthquake last November 14.
THE WAIKATO Regional Council says its submission process over the Waikato River clean-up plan change ‘has not’ been affected by a judicial review lodged with the High Court.
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue as his new Agriculture Secretary.
THE SHEEP industry, especially wool, is in a very serious situation and governments don’t help by adding increasing layers of complexity to regulation, says an industry veteran.
GDT Global dairy prices were up slightly overnight, stemming two consecutive drops in the GDT price index.
Silver Fern Farms Co-op shareholders will receive a $34.5 million special dividend on February.
THE DAYS of New Zealand having an undue reliance on property taxes to fund local government are coming to an end, claims Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) chief executive Malcolm Alexander.
Governor General Dame Patsy Reddy has accepted an invitation to become the Patron of the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust.
Meat processor Silver Fern Farms has reported a net operating loss before tax and impairment of $7.5m million for the 12 months ending September 2016.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has named its first litter of a super breed of biosecurity detector puppies.
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Wool auctions in the North and South Islands this week produced considerable price variations for comparative types with the North Island levels well below the South’s.
Meat co-op Alliance Group has launched a new app to support its 5,000 farmer shareholders.
Southland landowners are being urged to continue to be proactive in the fight against the pest weed velvetleaf, as the next phase of the response gets underway.
Team spirit, pride in her work and a determination to succeed in her studies have proved a winning combination for Taranaki woman Amy Kimura.
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Gaslight much?
OPINION: Labour leader Chris 'Chippy' Hipkins is carrying on the world-class gaslighting of the nation that he and his cohorts…
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