Dark ages
OPINION: Before we all let The Green Party have at it with their 'bold' emissions reduction plan, the Hound thought it wise to run the numbers through the old Casio.
OPINION: A mate of the Hound's reckons recent over-the-top coverage about Lake Hawea station owners Geoff and Justine Ross as the first 'farmers' in NZ to have their carbon footprint certified, is an insult to the sector.
He points out that the couple - much like Hollywood movie director and Wairarapa-based 'farmer' James Cameron - just love to talk a bit game and tell farmers how to suck eggs.
However, in Cameron's case, it was recently discovered that the Hollywood mogul's big plans for replacing evil, carbon-belching livestock with vegetables has now made way for more lucrative dairy grazing.
Meanwhile, Ross - who has been farming for all of five minutes and made all his money marketing and selling over-hyped vodka and over-priced craft beer - is now being pimped out by a government-owned business, via an expensive public relations firm, as the exemplar of NZ farming.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) has declared restricted fire seasons for the Waikato, Northland and Canterbury.
The first Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction drew mixed results, with drop in powder prices and lift in butter and cheeses.
ACT Party conservation spokesperson Cameron Luxton is calling for legislation that would ensure hunters and fishers have representation on the Conservation Authority.
The New Zealand Merino Company (NZM) says it will investigate claims of animal cruelty made by animal rights group PETA.
Hauraki Coromandel farmer Keith Trembath was recently awarded the title of Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) in recognition of his contributions to public service, agriculture, and education.
Horticulture New Zealand says the recent discovery of a male Oriental fruit fly in Auckland is concerning for New Zealand growers.
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