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OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…
Bull prices are soaring and farmers are urged to insure against losses.
When French farmers are unhappy they take to the streets. Last week, 1000 tractors rolled into Paris as French farmers tried to clog up the capital’s roads in protest at plummeting food prices.
Australian farmers are piling pressure on the Opposition Labour Party to support the proposed free trade with China.
Consolidation in the deer industry in the last five years means mainly the more committed farmers are left, which is good for the industry, says Kris Orange.
A conference just for the younger generation is one way the deer industry hopes to retain young people in deer farming.
Sheepmeat returns are softening and one analyst believes it’s all down to one part of the animal.
One of New Zealand’s great farming voices recently made his last broadcast and quietly slipped into retirement at age 65.
Different local councils offer various rates support schemes in situations of real hardship, but there is no one standard policy.
When Chinese gooseberries were introduced into New Zealand in 1904 they were a novelty crop. Today kiwifruit is a billion-dollar export earner – and still rising, due, in part, to the work of plant breeders such as Dr Bryan Parkes.
New funding from the Government to help rural communities deal with an acute mental health situation is welcome, says Rural Health Alliance Aotearoa NZ (RHANZ) chairperson Dr Jo Scott-Jones.
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Harry Matthews knows the area well, a key to his being hired to liaise with farmers.
When Lyn Neeson, who farms near Taumaranui, saw the Whanganui and Ohura rivers rise rapidly in June, she figured this spelled trouble for farmers downstream and she was right.
It is three months since devastating floods hit the lower North Island. While the mess is gone from Whanganui city, and normal life has resumed, in the country it’s a far different story, writes Peter Burke.
Fonterra's $231 million upgrade of its processing plant at Pahiatua has used new technology to reduce the amount of water consumed, while trebling production.
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