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OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
Your old mate reckons the anti-GE nutters at GE Free NZ can’t help flogging their dead horse theme about the evils of genetic modification.
While the latest floods in the lower North Island are not as widespread and therefore not in the same league as those of 2004, they are nonetheless distressing and devastating to many farming families.
Three Massey University agricultural scientists have been appointed advisors to a massive indoor sheep farming operation in China. This has potential to benefit New Zealand long term, says one of the scientists, Professor Hugh Blair.
The future of TB control in New Zealand is in the hands of farmers and other key stakeholders, with the TB Plan proposal now open for consultation.
Subdivision and longer round length has transformed George and Peggy Morrison’s Northland drystock farm into a highly profitable operation. The farm was the subject of a recent Beef + Lamb NZ field day.
Setting popele up to be successful – that’s the challenge Massey University faces according to its new pro vice-chancellor, science, Professor Ray Geor.
At Mangarata Farm in Wairarapa they are selecting for ewes that will ‘bounce back’ after lambing and conceive twins each year.
Agcarm wants the Government to speed up the process of introducing management of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in New Zealand, says Agcarm chief executive Mark Ross.
Oamaru vet Dave Robinson has been recognised for his huge contribution to the sheep and beef sector, receiving the inaugural award Vet of the Year – Sheep and Beef Cattle Veterinarian.
The anti-1080 lobby Farmers Against Ten Eighty (FATE) is claiming possums are scapegoats for TB outbreaks nationwide.
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It's no surprise to see JCB bring new products to the market, but the recent release of the 1CX-T combines their know-how of back-hoe loaders with the go-anywhere ability of rubber tracks.
A recently introduced premium range of goat feeding equipment from Stallion Plastics should hit the shelves in time for this year’s kid rearing season.
They say innovation is changing the way we do business and this was professionally demonstrated by the Tulloch site at National Fieldays.
There's no doubt South Korea knows a thing or two about producing great products at extremely competitive prices and the Samsung, Kia and Hyundai are recognised in most households.
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