Double standards
OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
Beef + Lamb NZ estimates 23.9 million lambs were tailed this spring – the smallest lamb crop since 1953.
A further $20m was pledged by Prime Minister John Key at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris for research into reduced agricultural greenhouse gases emissions.
The Ministry for Primary Industries must name the imported berry products linked to Hepatitis A and recall them, says Labour's Primary Industry spokesman Damien O'Connor.
Kiwi farmers need to be cautious when purchasing farm machinery directly from overseas vendors, warns the Tractor and Machinery Association of New Zealand (TAMA).
Fonterra leaders and proponents of a smaller board could be on a collision course over the proposed governance review process.
Horticulture New Zealand says the Government cannot "cherry-pick" its way through the recommendations of the Land and Water Forum.
Rising interest in dairy sheep is about to be matched by the availability of milking ewes thanks to 15-year-old frozen embryos.
Alliance Group shareholders are being urged to vote in the co-op's election of directors.
Many people believe drunk drivers have a lower chance of being stopped by police when they drive on rural back roads.
The success of a national programme to develop the business skills and confidence of women on sheep and beef farms has led to its extension in 2016.
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Farmers are offering their conditional support to the fourth report of the Land & Water Forum.
The Land and Water Forum (LWF) today outlined new consensus recommendations needed to improve management of fresh water.
With the agricultural sector facing many challenges, the relevance of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) could not be greater, says organiser Simon Saunders.
Forest owners are welcoming the review of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.
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