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OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the job description of PR is to grease the wheels and ensure clients get good media coverage.
OPINION: It appears that even the sheep down south don't think too much of Aucklanders.
This comes in the wake of a news report about a ram's rampage against cyclists on the Lake Dunstan Cycle and Walking Trail.
Apparently, a number of cyclists on the trail had their bikes rammed by the excited male sheep.
The trail passes through a working farm and riders are cautioned to keep their distance from livestock.
However, it appears one ram had gone rogue resulting in some cyclists being injured.
Auckland 'man' Ben Wolliscroft said his group's meeting with the ram had seen them repeatedly charged and their bikes hit.
"[He was] very aggressive and not easy to get rid of."
However, it appears the trail managers - being good and practical southern men - had a quick solution: they shot the ram!
It seems the dearly departed ram had similar dislikes to that of the Hound - cyclists and Aucklanders!
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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