Double standards
OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
Farmers can't expect to take a short nap then immediately jump on a tractor and be fully functional, says a sleep expert.
Wools of NZ is opening its latest lambs wool contracts at $7.50/kg to all growers.
Rosstan Mazey, global marketing manager at Turners & Growers, will take the reins as Wools of NZ chief executive next month.
New Zealand owned rural insurer FMG has announced an after tax profit of $26.7 million – its sixth consecutive profit.
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says the agriculture sector remains in good heart despite Fonterra’s recently announced reduced forecast payout.
Could Fonterra have predicted the current downturn in dairy prices?
Grass-fed meat out of New Zealand is the “caviar of the future”, says Stu Chapman, who stepped down this month as Elders NZ managing director after 21 years with the company.
NZ's special agriculture trade envoy Mike Petersen has given the Labour Party and others a serve over its clearly “political” stance and “ridiculous claims” about the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations.
After the drought-induced decline in the US beef cowherd in recent years, the industry is making amends and rebuilding its depleted numbers.
An international soil scientist says restocking the world’s arable soil with carbon is more important than climate change.
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The Waikato Regional Council is facing a range of environmental and production pest challenges this year following a busy 12 months controlling unwanted animals and plants.
Fresh potatoes from New Zealand have been approved for export to Vietnam, providing a new export opportunity for growers.
Succession is often a difficult journey for farming families; the idea of ‘sharing the helm’ or seeing a change in captain can be challenging for many farmers, says an agricultural lender.
A new mentoring programme that pairs plant science students with experienced researchers has been launched by the New Zealand Plant Protection Society (NZPPS).
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