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…
World Ploughing chairman Colin Millar, of Rotorua, says the winners of this year's NZ ploughing championships are in contention with the best in the world.
Tekapo farmer Martin Murray can claim the country's best fleece for 2016, having won the Royal Agricultural Society Golden Fleece competition on his third attempt.
A new China strategy that will treble staff there, push into new markets and investigate growing kiwifruit in China has been launched by Zespri.
Selective breeding of cattle and sheep and adjusting rumen biology will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
RHANZ says it supports Government moves to give district health boards the responsibility for deciding whether to add fluoride to water.
The wool industry globally needs to more actively promote the fibre's attributes.
Federated Farmers is surprised at "the misguided protest" by Greenpeace outside Wellington ACC offices this morning.
The High Court has found that New Zealand Nutritionals (2004) Ltd made misleading 'New Zealand made' claims about two dietary supplements.
An outbreak of facial eczema (FE) on the West Coast is driving home the need for FE-tolerant genetics, according to a farmer.
Duck shooters and landholders are being assured the new workplace safety laws will not mess with the shooting season that opens next week.
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The new chancellor of Lincoln University impresses as practical and forward-thinking, the kind of man who gets things done.
Telehandlers have made huge differences to productivity on farms and construction sites.
Livestock farmers will never be able to satisfy "extremists" such as SAFE because they are opposed completely to animal farming, says NZPork chairman Ian Carter.
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is asking for help to come up with solutions to reduce the amount of nitrogen entering Lake Rotorua from land use activities.
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