A step too far
OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…
Lancorp chief Steven Carden says NZ has a limited capacity to just keep producing more product; only added value will increase the revenue from primary exports.
Landcorp's profit has taken a massive hit in the past year mainly because of the downturn in the dairy industry.
Fonterra is being “commercially rational” by reducing the volumes sold on the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction, says Fonterra managing director global ingredients, Kelvin Wickham.
Ben Wilks from Katikati, whose story appeared in Rural News in April, finished a creditable third-equal at his first attempt riding in the Mongol Derby endurance race.
Former Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills is making a bid for a seat on the Ravensdown board.
Landcorp Chief executive Steven Carden says its further development of dairy farms in the central North Island is under review.
Engage don't enrage: that’s the message to WorkSafe NZ from Federated Farmers. National president William Rolleston said this as the new Health and Safety Reform Bill was debated in Parliament last week.
A group of Silver Fern Farms shareholders are urging the board to set a date for the special general meeting so farmers can have their say, before the organisation slides towards foreign capital investment.
A 27-year-old sales and marketing executive at ANZCO has been elected as the new chair for New Zealand Young Farmers.
Northland farmers Ian and Sandy Page say they thoroughly enjoyed entering the 2015 Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) and would highly recommend it to others.
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Sheep and beef farmers say they are not trying to dodge their health and safety responsibilities.
Lack of confidence in global markets and a weakening New Zealand dollar may have affected the latest South Island wool auction, says NZWSI.
Proposed changes to the Health and Safety Reform Bill will not free the farming community from their health and safety responsibilities, says an expert in the field.
With the 2015 Sheepmeat and Beef Levy Referendum now at the halfway point Beef + Lamb chair James Parson says he is pleased with the voter turnout so far.
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