Are they serious?
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The announcement that AgResearch will invest $5 million in the new Southern Dairy hub, matching the investment from DairyNZ and supporting the $1.3 million raised by farmers, has mystified AgResearch scientists.
The current workplace health and safety law has been in place since 1992 and the responsibilities of those in charge of a workplace have not substantially changed since that time.
A mate of the Hound reports how on the opening weekend of duck shooting a farmer and his mates had just finished shooting for the morning, when over the hill came a quad with three people on it – one policeman and two rangers who proceeded to go over the group with a fine-tooth comb.
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.
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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.
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.
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