Double standards
OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
Horticulture NZ chairman Julian Raine believes horticulture can, as predicted, overtake dairying as NZ’s main export industry.
The weak NZ dollar is providing an unexpected windfall for the country’s sheep and beef farmers.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has launched the 2015 Sheepmeat and Beef Levy Referendum proposal, outlining activities for the next levy cycle between 2016-2022.
DairyNZ's long-serving chairman John Luxton will step down later this year.
A leading farm machinery company has thrown its weight behind the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA).
Luxury merino fashion brand Perriam has been selected for a special showcase on wool in fashion at the prestigious New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW) in August.
Waikato Regional Council says it is concerned proposed changes to the national plan for managing tuberculosis (Tb) in cows may be somewhat hypocritical when it comes to the Waikato.
The Canterbury A&P Show will host a Royal A&P Equestrian Event in 2015, giving competitors the chance to win prestigious Royal ribbons and medals at the annual show.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand say this year’s scholarship recipients are young, bright and the future of New Zealand’s sheep and beef sector.
On July 29, 1925, the launch of the Women's Division Farmers Union (WDFU) was to change farming women's lives.
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Spark has officially launched its rural wireless broadband service, which they say will give many rural New Zealanders access to reliable and fast Internet.
The Auckland Food Show has announced a new partnership with Auckland City Mission, which will see the charity receive exhibitor's leftover product at the end of the event.
More than 300 delegates from throughout the country have been attending Horticulture New Zealand's annual conference being held in Rotorua.
Every meal we eat costs the planet 10kgs of soil, 800 litres of fresh water and 1.3 litres of diesel fuel, says science writer Julian Cribb.
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