Double standards
OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
A global approach to positioning beef and lamb as premium consumer products is a step closer, with Australian research attracting new international collaboration.
The roadside lucerne paddock is freshly cut. The kettle is on the boil and Richard Loe is looking ruefully out his kitchen window, perched high on the north bank of the Waimakariri River.
At just 24 years of age Corey Prouting is making a name as a Southdown stud sheep breeder. While his operation is relatively small he is following in the family tradition as a breeder of excellent terminal sires.
In this digital age people want to interact on all manner of digital devices on a myriad of social media platforms all the time.
New Zealand is liable internationally for agricultural emissions, but the Government (taxpayers as a whole) pays for them, despite agriculture contributing nearly half the country's greenhouse gases.
In the second of our ‘in the hot seat’ interviews we talk with Matt Costello, Rabobank animal proteins analyst.
Australian farmers are hailing bipartisan support for a free trade deal signed with China.
A unique mobile 'woolshed' has had a royal send-off on a nationwide journey.
Ian Kirkpatrick wears Lycra and he's not afraid to admit he rather likes it.
The Overseas Investment Office needs more resources, but a reform of legislation is not on the cards because of lack of political support, Prime Minister John Key says.
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Landcorp chief executive Steven Carden says his company plans to set up a second sheep milking farm on one of their properties near Taupo.
A Lincoln University expert says NZ exporters will have to be on their game to reap the benefits of a huge trade access deal that has gone under the radar.
Former Fonterra directors Greg Gent and Colin Armer are banking on the "silent majority" of co-op shareholders in their quest to revamp the board.
Chinese business investors are looking for fair play and a consistent message from the Government, business and the community, says ambassador to New Zealand, Wang Lutong.
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