World reopens for NZ asparagus
An asparagus breeder sees scope for the industry making a “tremendous breakthrough” via the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
The Hound was intrigued by the motivation of the protesters who turned up in Auckland earlier this month to decry the signing of the TPP.
However, as your old mate suspected, not many actu- ally knew what the TPP is and how it will affect them. Here are a couple of answers given by protesters when asked why they were protesting: “The cuzzies say the TPP will take the fishing and the benefits away”; “It means the construction of a world govern- ment”, “F@#k the TPP; I want to go fishing” and “Cos John Keys (sic) is a homo!” Wow, with cogent arguments like these you can understand their concerns – not!
Now in its fourth year, the 2026 Fencing Industry Awards, formed part of the proceedings of the FCANZ Conference, held in Nelson during August.
DairyNZ deputy chair Cameron Henderson has been re-appointed unopposed for another term.
OPINION: The stats speak for themselves.
Farms across the upper North Island are trialling different pasture mixes as part of a research programme that aims to build greater resilience into farming systems.
Election years are always a concerning time for farmers, according to DairyNZ chair Tracy Brown.
The Ballance Farm Environment Awards are coming to the West Coast of the South Island.

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