Are they serious?
OPINION: The Greens aren’t serious people when it comes to the economy, so let’s not spend too much on their…
Australian agriculture has almost limitless potential according to a landmark white paper on agricultural competitiveness released at the beginning of July.
Last month more than 150 agricultural contractors from all around the country gathered in Blenheim for the Rural Contractors New Zealand’s (RCNZ) annual conference.
Two international events will take our attention this year: the TPP negotiations and the climate change summit in Paris in November.
The Hound notes that Lincoln University’s vice-chancellor Andrew West has suddenly resigned. This old mutt hopes West’s replacement is not serial bow-tie wearer and rent-a-quote Lincoln academic Keith Woodford.
A mate of the Hound recently attended the annual conference of Rural Contactors NZ, held in Blenheim in late June.
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.
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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.
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A hurry up!
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