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IT APPEARS to the Hound that his favourite (yeah, right) academic, Massey University’s Mike Joy(less) is not happy unless he is putting the boot into New Zealand farmers in some way.
So your old mate was not surprised to see the omnipresent Dr Joy(less) pop up on a recent Campbell Live programme trying to whip up public hysteria about ‘dangerous’ cadmium levels on New Zealand farms and how they are producing toxic meat and vegetables.
The question for farmers thinking of sending their kids to Massey; why bother when it is so anti-farming?
Holstein Friesian excellence was front and centre at the 2025 Holstein Friesian NZ (HFNZ) Awards, held recently in Invercargill.
The work Fonterra has done with Ballance Agri-Nutrients Ltd, LIC and Ravensdown to save farmers time through better data connections has been recognised with a national award.
This past week has seen another round of negotiations between India and New Zealand to produce a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
Cautiously optimistic is how DairyNZ's regional manager for the lower North Island, Mark Laurence describes the mood of farmers in his patch.
The Infrastructure Commission has endorsed a plan by Chorus to expand fibre broadband to 95% of New Zealand much to the delight of rural women.
Questions are being raised about just how good the state of the dairy industry is - especially given that the average farmgate payout for the coming season is set to exceed $10/kgMS.
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