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OPINION: ACT MP Mark Cameron isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but he certainly calls it how he sees it, holding…
The Ballance Farm Environment Awards open farmers to new networks they may not know about says national judging coordinator Andrea Hanna.
Farming in New Zealand in 2015 can be summarised in two words: challenge and opportunity; it is through resilience that the former turns into the later.
If agriculture is to keep contributing to New Zealand’s economy we must address the issues of productivity and environmental impact.
It appears much of the angst and anger percolating through the farming sector over proposed changes to health and safety regulations may now have eased.
The Hound reckons if you needed any more proof of how much the Greens loathe farming, look at the recent reshuffling of its portfolio responsibilities.
This old mutt reckons you are never as good as your obituaries make you out to be, and the recent untimely death of former Fonterra chief and agribusinessman Craig Norgate reminded your old mate of this.
A new website has pop-up called waterqualitynz, which purports to provide “independent honesty in freshwater environmental reporting in NZ”.
The Hound sees that MPI has spent the thick end of $500,000 upgrading a building on The Terrace, Wellington, to accommodate its biosecurity team; its cost estimates were $100,000-$250,000.
A raspberry partnership between Plant & Food Research (PFR) and a plant nursery business in Washington state has had positive spinoffs, according to the Crown Research Insititute.
The lower dollar will put extra money in wool growers’ pockets but volatility in demand from China can be expected, say wool market experts.
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“A brilliant initiative” was the reaction of Massey University professor Peter Kemp to a recent visit by journalism students from Massey’s Wellington campus.
What's “hot to trot” in fashion and trends can have a big impact on our wool prices, says Malcolm Ching, Purelana manager with Wool Services International.
Demand is huge for good qualified staff in the kiwifruit industry, says a tutor in horticulture at Bay of Plenty Polytech.
The primary sector has been chided by the Prime Minister’s chief science advisor for its failure to invest in R&D.
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