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…
High speed broadband is a core requirement for farmers, says Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Alex White.
Many pests in New Zealand continue to be managed with poor understanding of their bionomics and impacts, warns the abstract of a paper published this month in the Journal of the Royal Society.
Farmers and farming organisations had better focus their energy on keeping safe on their farms, rather than getting into debates on whether children should be banned from riding as passengers on quads.
Fonterra says milk collection in the South Island in March was 7% below last season.
Farmers and Horizons Regional Council were for years at each other’s throats over the infamous One Plan and the council’s stance seen by some as anti-farming.
Consumer preferences have moved from taste to looks. That’s the view of Ohakune commercial vegetable grower Bruce Rollison, growing Brussel sprouts and parsnips for the domestic market.
“The only reason I’m here is because I failed.” How often have you heard a farming event opened with a line like that?
Pig kill for the last financial year was 12,000 less than budgeted for by NZPork, showing the continuing consolidation in the industry.
Eat your heart out dairy farmers: even if your pasture is the best in the country it won’t come close to amassing the feed/day a cereal crop can, judging by Foundation of Arable Research (FAR) findings.
For competitive shearers, winning a class at Golden Shears is a career pinnacle. Peter McCabe, Tauranga, achieved this at the 2015 event when he won the veterans’ class.
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Teaching about agriculture and food should start at school, says Waikato University’s agribusiness head Jacqueline Rowarth.
Keys to the Kiwifruit Industry Strategy Project’s success came down to three things, says its independent chairman, Neil Richardson.
Australian dairy farmers are unhappy with a new energy white paper unveiled this month by the Federal Government.
While farmers are “traditionally a private and self sufficient breed” it is important they seek help early when the uncontrollable bites.
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