Double standards
OPINION: Imagine if the Hound had called the Minister of Finance the 'c-word' and accused her of "girl math".
STATE FARMER Landcorp will be planting an additional 93ha of mānuka honey trees.
FONTERRA FARMERS are welcoming the co-op's infant formula joint venture in China.
NEW ZEALAND'S second largest dairy cooperative Westland Milk Products has revised its payout prediction for the 2014-15 season to $5.40 - $5.80/kgMS.
Fonterra has held its forecast payout for the 2014/15 season at $6.00 per kgMS and expects dairy prices to improve as the season progresses.
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY has officially launched its lower-North Island base for vocational training and demonstration in lamb and beef finishing systems at a function in the Rangitikei.
RECORD DAIRY prices contributed to Landcorp's net operating profit of $30 million for the year ending June 30, 2014, up from $13 million from the previous year.
ALLIANCE GROUP suppliers from across the South Island, and their finest produce, hit television screens this week as a new cooking series, Gourmet Safari, airs on Heartland TV.
RABOBANK HAS appointed succession planning manager Chris Haworth as part of Rabobank's focus on assisting New Zealand farmers with the challenges of succession planning.
WHANGAREI A&P Society's annual agricultural scholarship is now open for applications.
WAIKATO POLICE are urging land owners to check the integrity of their fences and gates and motorists to ensure their vehicles are up to warrant of fitness standard following a number of crashes and near misses last week.
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ANALYTICAL TESTING laboratory, Hill Laboratories, has appointed Dr Bart Challis as its new agricultural divisional manager.
ACC WILL be talking with farmers in several key rural areas next month, to help get a better understanding of the work farmers do, and the challenges they face in their day-to-day activities on the farm.
A UNIVERSITY of Otago study of the first stages of Varroa infestation and its consequences on bees and viruses in New Zealand will provide important insights for future management of threatened bee populations world-wide.
IMPROVED BROADBAND and cloud software is set to radically enhance farmer's ability to manage their farming business in the next 3-5 years, says farm management software company CRS Software.
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