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 notes that NZ First leader Winston Peters, was not red-necked or stupid enough to ask some really dumb questions about the proposal of Hong-Kong-based He Run Ltd to set up a new dairy processing factory in Otorohanga.
The Hound reckons to see what a waste of space the animal activist groups PETA and the RSPCA are, read on.
Your old mate congratulates the agricultural types recently honoured in the Queen’s Birthday honours list.
The news that Fonterra is to hire international consulting firm McKinsey & Co to see what needs to be changed in the organisation is breathtaking.
Is there a “seismic” shift in food choices and a demand for healthy, chemical free choices with transparency about where the food is sourced?
Faster internet is helping Waikato dairy farmers to manage their businesses on mobile phones. Spark New Zealand recently deployed 4G via the 700MHz radio spectrum on its Hangatiki site.
Canadian dairy giant Saputo has announced a ‘zero tolerance policy’ on animal welfare and will refuse milk from farms showing evidence of animal cruelty.
Rural businessman Richard Green of Canterbury has been appointed to the AGMARDT board.
New veterinary medicines and agricultural chemicals should get to market faster following a new agreement Agcarm has negotiated with MPI.
One way of getting more choice and better agri-chemical products to market is to improve the data protection for companies, says Agcarm chief executive Mark Ross.
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A Ravensdown-sponsored study by AgResearch, of highly invasive tutsan, has found there is no quick-fix when it comes to controlling and eradicating the weed.
A dairy farm consultant says he is worried that this season’s low milk price will tip some young, innovative dairy farmers out of the industry.
The market downturn in dairy is among foremost concerns for Rabobank dairy research director Hayley Moynihan as she steps into the newly created role of the bank’s general manager Country Banking.
Labour's Primary Industries spokesman Damien O’Connor claims there’s been a lot of misunderstanding about what is or is not in the Health and Safety Reform Bill and says that’s no one’s fault.
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