Double standards
OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
Your old mate has become increasingly frustrated by the ridiculous claims of animal fundamentalists at SAFE about live sheep shipment to Mexico; these are never challenged by mainstream media.
Labour's former leader and infamous dead fish holder David Shearer has been making a lot of noise about milk costing more than Coke.
It is understood that top officials from 12 Pacific nations negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade pact are planning to convene in Hawaii at the end of this month for a final push to get agreement – an indication that we may be nearing a deal.
For the first time Statistics NZ plans to offer farmers an online option for its agricultural survey, and it has used analysis of its own statistics to decide this is a good idea.
Australian farmers can look forward to a A$1.2 billion boost to farm incomes and more drought assistance as part of the recently released Federal Government’s long awaited agricultural competitiveness white paper.
Horticulture New Zealand’s grower members have elected two new directors to their board: John Cook and Mike Smith, both kiwifruit growers from Bay of Plenty.
In the first quarter of this year New Zealand’s beef exports were worth NZ$1 billion, according to meat industry blog MeatExportNZ.
By 2026 New Zealand livestock will be TB free and by 2046 the disease should be gone for good, if a new plan under consultation comes to fruition. And it’s actually going to cost less in TB targeted levies and rates.
Forty years ago Greg Carr was a farmer battling tough rural times; to survive he diversified and started a contracting business.
The first-ever warning to a sheep and beef farmer on exceeding nitrogen caps shows that Overseer is a “blunt instrument”, says Rick Powdrell, Federated Farmers meat and fibre chair.
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Holding on to stock longer after a drought in the hope they would reach higher weights contributed to a Taupo farmer becoming the first sheep and beef farmer warned by the Waikato Regional Council for breaching nitrogen caps.
Retiring Radio New Zealand rural broadcaster Kevin Ikin was honoured at the Feds conference.
Feds' dairy chair says farmers must be on the lookout for upcoming issues.
Feds president William Rolleston has called for the NZ government to stand strong in the TPP negotiations.
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