Not so cuddly
OPINION: The image of regenerative farmers as kind, cuddly progressive types took a hit when one of their own took to social media to gloat over Bayer Crop Science's decision to close its Hastings research site.
OPINION: Bayer Crop Science closing its Hastings research site could be the tip of the iceberg.
It's an open secret that other multinationals are far from enamoured by our cumbersome, onerous and frankly stupid approvals process.
The cost and slow pace of our regulatory process has destroyed the confidence these agri-chem companies have to invest in local product development, hence there are far fewer applications in the system.
Which means fewer new tools for farmers.
KPMG says the animal health industry in NZ not only underpins the export industries that pay for pretty much everything in this country, but on its own it employs 1100 people and generates $430m.
Our bureaucrats need to drop this mindset that we're so 'special' that we can make the approvals process as hard as we like, and these companies will invest here.
They're already voting with their feet.
Tomato growers are facing a challenge like never before over the rising cost of energy and the uncertainty of supply.
A US-based company developing a vaccine to reduce methane emissions in cattle has received another capital injection from New Zealand’s agriculture sector.
Wools of New Zealand has signed a partnership agreement with a leading Chinese manufacturer as the company looks to further grow demand in China and globally.
Opportunities for Māori are there for the taking if they scale up their operations and work more closely together.
OPINION: Farmer shareholders of two of New Zealand's largest co-operatives have an important decision to make this month and what they decide could change the landscape of the dairy and meat sectors in New Zealand.
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