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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.
Your old mate congratulates the agricultural types recently honoured in the Queen’s Birthday honours list.
These include CNZM (Companion of the Order) Geoffrey Owen Poole, Wanaka, for services to the meat industry; ONZM (Officer of the Order) Anthony John Hawken, Whakatane, for services to the kiwifruit industry; Nicholas Thomas Nobilo, Auckland, for services to the wine industry; MNMZ (Member of the Order) Beverley May McConnell, QSM, Auckland, for services to horticulture; Donald Gordon McFarlane, Geraldine, for services to agriculture and the community; QSM (Queen’s Service Medal) Moo Lock Glock, Auckland, for services to the horticulture industry; Allan Graeme Derek Spratt, Te Puke, for services to agriculture.
OPINION: Ministry for Primary Industries' situation outlook for primary industries report (SOPI) makes impressive reading.
Sheep and beef farmers Matt and Kristin Churchward say using artificial intelligence (AI) to spread fertiliser on their sprawling 630ha farm is a game changer for their business.
Commercial fruit and vegetable growers are being encouraged to cast their votes in the Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) board directors' election.
A unique discovery by a Palmerston North science company, Biolumic, looks set to revolutionise the value and potential of ryegrass and the secret is the application of ultraviolet (UV) light.
A New Zealand company is redefining the global collagen game by turning New Zealand sheepskin into a world-class health product.
With further extreme weather on the way, ANZ Bank is encouraging farmers and business owners impacted by the recent extreme weather and flooding to seek support if they need it.
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