Are they serious?
OPINION: The Greens aren’t serious people when it comes to the economy, so let’s not spend too much on their…
OPINION: There was an extra spring in the step of farmers at the Fieldays last week.
OPINION: After six years of being passed over for every Arts luvvie in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, agriculture has finally got some overdue recognition with the 2024 King’s Honours list bestowing gongs on some of our finest.
OPINION: Reactions to Budgets are always predictable, following well-worn tracks laid down by political tribalism and ideology.
OPINION: Fonterra's decision to exit the ‘value-add’ game and sell its consumer brands business seems to have been met with more cheers than jeers, although some commentators are wary of the strategy to simplify.
OPINION: The old saying ‘Everyone wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die’ seems to apply to the wailing coming from public service entities facing cuts under the new Government’s belt tightening.
Nothing beats the best bull. That’s the key message coming out of a series of workshops being run by Beef + Lamb NZ around the country.
The four-day National Fieldays at Mystery Creek last week attracted 106,000 visitors.
The agency charged with controlling the serious bee disease American Foul Brood (AFB) has defended itself against criticism from a North Canterbury beekeeper who was recently ordered to destroy equipment following a find of AFB spores in his storage shed.
Waikato farming leader Sam Lewis says he’s surprised and delighted at being made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to business and the community in the latest King’s Birthday Honours list.
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The deer industry will be appointing a new chair for their industry-good organisation within two weeks following the shock removal of incumbent Mandy Bell.
Rural schools could face a dual resourcing crisis when it comes to learning support specialists.
Marie Fitzpatrick, who will take over as chief executive of Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) on 1 July, says it’s important to keep people front and centre as the world evolves and changes.
A company extracting keratin-based ingredients from strong New Zealand wool believes its expansion into new factory premises in Christchurch will help it to a bigger slice of a US$2 billion international market.
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