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…
Higher production is the key driver of regional economies, even though higher profit is important to farmers, says DairyNZ’s Rick Pridmore.
The global dairy price slide seems to be over and farmers are banking on happier days ahead.
O'Conner says he had a very productive meeting with the group he once labelled ‘The National Party in Gumboots’ – Federated Farmers.
Labour's primary industries spokesman Damien O’Connor is concerned that trade-related issues may be overriding biosecurity issues.
Canterbury's Synlait Farms has rebranded as Purata.
Jo Frew is not averse to tapping on the shoulder of students at Lincoln University if she does not recognise the face and feels she should.
Last week two international students joined the Horizons Regional Council’s pest plant team to go on the hunt for bio-control insects.
The Ministry for Primary Industries has confirmed a fourth fruit fly in Grey Lynn and believes it to be part of the same localised population as previous detections.
Entries are now open for the 2015 Rural Bachelor of the Year competition, held in the lead-up to, and during the NZ National Fieldays at Mystery Creek.
According to Agcarm, bee numbers in New Zealand are on the rise and the crop protection industry will work with government and industry to help keep bees healthy.
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Two Wanaka students will start the 2015 academic year with a helping hand, after winning the Upper Clutha A&P Society's Agricultural Scholarship.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has launched an investigation in the central Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn after the discovery of a single male Queensland fruit fly on Monday.
A guide to what's on at the 2015 Northland Field Days.
Permanent electric fence power and wireless water level monitoring will be prominent on the Gallagher site at the Northland Field Days.
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