Double standards
OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
The sheep production research team at Massey University is busy this spring doing lots of studies on Massey University's agricultural experiment stations.
A world-first methane inhibitor vaccine is being developed by NZ scientists and they should know within about four months whether it is successful, says Rick Pridmore, who leads sustainability for DairyNZ.
Waikato farmer Brad Kilgour was so pleased with the Marco turnips he planted this year that he will double his planting this coming summer, says the supplier, Ravensdown.
West Coast dairy farmer Graham Berry will soon push a button to start generating electricity that will power his farm and supply the national grid.
The October school holidays saw 92 young people aged 16–18 from around the North Island participating in Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre's 'Taster' courses on Wairarapa, Taranaki and Waikato campuses.
The 5100 bales of South Island wools on offer this week through the Wool Services International auction saw strong competition and a 90.5% clearance.
Lochinver Station has been sold to privately owned New Zealand farming group Rimanui Farms Ltd.
Lochinver Station has been sold to privately owned New Zealand farming group Rimanui Farms Ltd.
Lochinver Station has been sold to privately owned New Zealand farming group Rimanui Farms Ltd.
The forestry industry has become the sixth industry group to join the Government Industry Agreement (GIA) biosecurity partnership.
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IrrigationNZ has launched its first-ever annual snapshot of New Zealand's irrigation sector at today's AGM.
Rural News' irreverent and hypothetical look at what's happening in the farming world.
This old mutt has long been suspicious of a group of water zealots in South Canterbury known as the Opihi Catchment Environmental Protection Society (OCEPS).
The Republican presidential front-runner who appears to wear a dead possum on his head – Donald Trump – has finally managed to get agriculture into the US political debate, but not in a good way.
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