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MANY A farmer has come a gutser courtesy of RMA-wielding council minions. However rural folk might be heartened to hear they are not alone.
An old mate of the Hound, who lives in the bushy fringe of Auckland, has had similar problems. His application to subdivide his small bush block into two sections was met with a condition: he had to pay a herpetologist (a lizard expert, nothing to do with nasty diseases) to come and count all the native geckos on his property. If the population density exceeded a certain level, he would be required to relocate them all.
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.
