About time!
OPINION: Finally, the jackboot of State will be lifted from the throat of those trying to grow the economy.
THIS OLD mutt notes that the Greens have been accusing the current Government of playing crony politics and/or looking after ‘their mates’.
Fair enough, it’s politics. However, what is that about living in glasshouses and throwing stones? Why does no one ever question its agriculture spokesman Stefan Browning’s clear conflict of interest? Browning’s public utterances almost always either contain an anti-GE and/or pro organics stance. Hardly surprising, considering Browning’s ‘job’ prior to becoming a taxpayer-funded beneficiary was as the paid mouthpiece for Organics NZ.
Sustainably managing powdery mildew on grape vines has taken another step forward, with Hawke's Bay company Greencollar NZ collaborating with Agri Automation to trial an ultraviolet light prototype unit on its table grape vineyard.
Despite Silver Fern Farms (SFF) posting a $21 million loss last season, chief executive Dan Boulton believes that better days are coming.
An innovative, data-driven approach saw South Auckland growers take out the Regional Supreme Award at the recent Auckland Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
Quotas and free trade deals are saving the beef sector over $1 billion in tariffs each year, says Beef+Lamb NZ chief executive Alan Thomson.
There's general farmer backing for the government's latest reforms of the Resource Management Act (RMA) but some are seeking clarity.
The Commerce Commission is weighing up whether or not it should deregulate the copper network, still used for internet and landline in 80,000 rural premises.