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…
THE BOARD of Inquiry (BOI) hearing the proposal to build a $275 million water storage dam in Hawkes Bay has just released its final decision.
CANTERBURY FARMERS Mark and Devon Slee have won the National Winner title in the 2014 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
THE WAIKATO REGIONAL Council has confirmed it will suspend use of helicopters for monitoring dairy farm effluent compliance pending a review of its methods for checking farmers are working within the rules to protect waterways.
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY is tackling national and international food safety issues head on with a new microbiology short course aimed at industry.
HAVE LYTTELTON port's problems finally become too much for Fonterra?
RABOBANK is predicting global dairy price will recover in six months.
A RESOLVE to eradicate the pest Chilean Needle Grass (CNG) from Marlborough within the next 15 years has resulted in the formation of the community-driven Chilean Needle Grass Action Group (CNGAG).
Zelam Limited, a New Plymouth-based agrichemical company, has been recognised by Callaghan Innovation.
Alastair Hulbert, chief executive officer of Turners & Growers Ltd, has announced the appointment of Darren Drury as executive general manage pipfruit effective this week.
A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER group working on ways to protect the Waikato and Waipa rivers has begun a series of field trips to help them understand the wider community's issues and perspectives.
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SCIENCE AND Innovation Minister Steven Joyce says Government will invest $1.75 million to fund New Zealand-Singapore collaborative research projects on the development of food products with validated health benefits.
THE TRANS Tasman horticultural conference PMA Fresh Connections 2014 kicks off in Auckland this week, incorporating the Horticulture New Zealand conference.
WITH PRIME Minister John Key and President Barack Obama showing strong support for a comprehensive Trans Pacific Partnership, New Zealand farmers will support leaving countries behind that are not prepared to eliminate agricultural tariffs.
ST PAUL'S COLLEGIATE School in Hamilton hopes change the face of agribusiness education in New Zealand with the launch of The Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Science and Business in 2015 as part of an $8m redevelopment.
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