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…
'Grossly irresponsible' is how New Zealand's special agricultural trade envoy Mike Petersen has rightly described animal rights group SAFE's placement of an anti-NZ dairy farming ad in a British newspaper.
A mate of the Hound reckons Fonterra's Shareholder Council has proven it's nothing more than a lapdog of the Fonterra board rather than a watchdog for the co-op's farmer shareholders.
Meantime, speaking of actual animal welfare issues... the Hound was tickled by the name of a new drug recently released in Australia that aims to relieve the pain lambs suffer during castration and tail docking.
This old mutt has always thought of the extremist group SAFE's top man Hans Kriek as pretty weird – and not just because of his crazy views on animals or his strange 'Dr Evil' accent.
Your old mate reckons the self-professed friend of bobby calves – the Dutchman who wants to single-handedly destroy NZ's dairy industry, Hans Kriek...
People living on farms or lifestyle blocks are advised to check all buildings and other structures on their property to make sure any hazardous substances are stored safely and securely.
This year will likely be the hottest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organisation.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has praised farmers' preparations for this summer's El Nino climate pattern, as it shapes up to be one of the strongest on record.
WorkSafe is urging farmers to focus on keeping kids safe on the farm over the summer holidays.
Chris Claridge loves his potatoes.
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A Manawatu dairy farmer has taken a major step to bridge the rural urban gap with the design of his new $1.5 million, 54 bail rotary dairy shed.
A field trip to a dairy farm and Massey University agri science facilities has helped change the attitudes of a group of postgraduate Massey journalism students.
As far as farming nightmares go, finding an invasive biosecurity pest on your farm ranks up there with the worst of them.
Another year has almost passed us by – again – and it is time for the annual review of 2015's good, bad and ugly in regards to the primary sector as seen by the Rural News editorial team...
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OPINION: A mate of yours truly has had an absolute gutsful of the activist group SAFE.
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