Double standards
OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
Beef + Lamb New Zealand is calling on sheep and beef farmers to rise to the Farmstrong Cycle Challenge and get some kilometres under their belts.
Kiwifruit industry regulator Kiwifruit New Zealand (KNZ) has announced the appointment of Kristy McDonald QC as its new board chair.
Lincoln University students are scouring the country to discover new insect species and keep ahead of potential threats to agriculture and the environment.
Canterbury’s rural primary schools have been given a welcome boost, thanks to the support of local farmers and fertiliser company, Hatuma Dicalcic Phosphate Ltd.
Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) says Silver Fern Farms shareholders need to carefully scrutinise the capital-raising proposal put forward by the cooperative’s board.
Agpac will continue its efforts to raise awareness of breast cancer in rural communities.
Since starting up in 2007, the Agrecovery Rural Recycling programme has seen more than one million kilograms of container plastic recycled.
The National Policy Direction for Pest Management has come into effect.
A new MPI report outlines the economic impacts to the primary sector from the heavy rain and flooding that affected the western North Island in June.
Federated Farmers say the proposed AgResearch redundancies show the falling science capability in agriculture.
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Research shows 89% of supermarket consumers in international markets consider the country of origin when deciding which beef to purchase.
Kiwifruit Vine Health (KVH) has received a Psa-V positive test result on Hort16A and male vines on a Whangarei kiwifruit orchard - the first confirmed case in the region.
The passage of the Tariff Amendment Bill with South Korea will provide significant benefit for the New Zealand kiwifruit industry, says Zespri.
A celebration of environmental excellence will be held for the first time in Northland next year.
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