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OPINION: Was the ASB Economic Weekly throwing shade on Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr when reporting on his speech in Washington recently?
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.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be fronting farmers at three large public meetings organised by Federated Farmers over the coming weeks.
Federated Farmers and a major Australian-owned bank are at loggerheads over emissions reduction targets set for New Zealand farmer clients.
More locally grown tomatoes are coming to stores this month and you can thank New Zealand greenhouses for that.
Changing skill demands and new job opportunities in the primary sector have prompted Massey University to create a new degree course and add a significant major into another in 2025.
It was bringing in a new Canterbury A&P Association (CAPA) show board, more in tune with the CAPA general committee, that has ensured that Christchurch will have a show this year, says CAPA general committee president Bryce Murray.
OPINION: Hats off to our pipfruit sector.
OPINION: Was the ASB Economic Weekly throwing shade on Reserve Bank governor Adrian Orr when reporting on his speech in…
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