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…
As parents gear up for a new year of school lunches, research has found children who regularly eat fresh fruit and vegetables at school are better behaved, more alert, and healthier.
Sport stars Lisa Carrington, Sophie Pascoe and Sarah Walker are set to judge the ninth annual 2015 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Golden Lamb Awards, aka the Glammies.
Founder and chairman of ANZCO Foods, Sir Graeme Harrison is personally funding a professorial chair in Global Value Chains and Trade at Lincoln University.
Federated Farmers believes that if the government made a medium-scale adverse event declaration for some South Island provinces, it would give support to famers, which is more emotional than financial.
Lincoln University has welcomed the findings of a Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) report that shows favourable career prospects for those looking at the primary sector.
The North Island sale saw prices lift on the back of a weaker New Zealand dollar and steady off-shore interest, NZ Wool Services International Ltd's marketing executive, Paul Steel, reports.
Farmers and other rural industries have always been innovators and pioneers, but an array of new technology is increasingly becoming a vital component of many rural businesses around the world.
Federated Farmers believes that the continuing fall in fuel prices should result in lower farm input costs.
ANZ has announced an assistance package for farmers affected by extreme dry conditions across much of New Zealand’s east coast.
Farmers need to act now if they are to cope with the effects of a predicted drought in Canterbury, Lincoln University experts say.
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Silver Fern Farms’ chairman Rob Hewett has effectively backed himself and Herstall Ulrich in the director election requesting a vote for “no change” to the board.
Federated Farmers is looking at changing its subscription structure to better reflect the changing nature of farm land ownership.
The slump in dairy prices has unsurprisingly sent confidence crashing down in key dairy regions.
Independent meat company Affco’s chief executive Hamish Simpson has become the latest high profile departure from the industry.
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