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YOUR OLD mate wonders if the recent appointment of a former army major-general as director-general of MPI means the Government is finally getting serious about beefing up biosecurity?
With 27 years in the military, including commanding our forces in East Timor, Martyn Dunne certainly has plenty of security experience in his bio. The question is whether he and his troops at MPI will have the spine to stand up to trade lobbies that object to our standards, or indeed our own Government when it wants to shave another few minutes off the time it takes for tourists to pass through our borders.
Managing director of Woolover Ltd, David Brown, has put a lot of effort into verifying what seems intuitive, that keeping newborn stock's core temperature stable pays dividends by helping them realise their full genetic potential.
Within the next 10 years, New Zealand agriculture will need to manage its largest-ever intergenerational transfer of wealth, conservatively valued at $150 billion in farming assets.
Boutique Waikato cheese producer Meyer Cheese is investing in a new $3.5 million facility, designed to boost capacity and enhance the company's sustainability credentials.
OPINION: The Government's decision to rule out changes to Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) that would cost every farmer thousands of dollars annually, is sensible.
Compensation assistance for farmers impacted by Mycoplama bovis is being wound up.
Selecting the reverse gear quicker than a lovestruck boyfriend who has met the in-laws for the first time, the Coalition Government has confirmed that the proposal to amend Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) charged against farm utes has been canned.
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