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Friday, 08 May 2015 09:18

Pushback

The Hound understands that more than a few farmers are feeling uncomfortable about the new work health and safety regime onfarm being promoted by WorkSafe NZ.

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Friday, 08 May 2015 09:17

Record verified

They say good things take time, and that is certainly the case for South Canterbury arable farmers Warren and Joy Darling who were aiming to better the world record for a barley crop – which was 12.2t/ha – at harvest time this year.

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Tuesday, 05 May 2015 09:14

More honey

Your canine crusader hears that the proponents behind the Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) Group – which published its long-awaited red meat sector reform paper a month or so back – are getting tetchier and tetchier as the days tick by and little momentum or action is taken over its suggested reforms.

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Tuesday, 05 May 2015 09:11

Deafening silence

Your old mate would like to know what happened to all the vocal critics of the new owners of Crafar Farms and where have they all disappeared to?

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Sunday, 26 April 2015 15:57

Bad timing

Your canine crusader reckons fertiliser company Ballance Agri-Nutrients’ new chief executive David Wynne may need to improve his timing.

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Friday, 24 April 2015 15:54

Something in the water?

Your old mate wonders if there’s something in the water that’s caused the recent raft of departures – some sudden – of many top executives in the agri sector.

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Tuesday, 21 April 2015 15:52

Glammy whammy

The Hound reckons there must be a whole lot of red (which is appropriate) faces at the red meat promotion agency Beef + Lamb NZ  after its major SNAFU in this year’s Golden Lamb Awards (The Glammies). 

Published in The Hound
Friday, 10 April 2015 14:32

Who are they?

Your old mate has been around a few years and has seen and heard a few recommendations for reforms of the meat sector.

Published in The Hound
Friday, 10 April 2015 14:30

Useful

Many readers of this fine organ have written to us over the years to say what a useless waste of space the Hound is.

Published in The Hound
Wednesday, 08 April 2015 12:56

Silly pricks

Your old mate shook his head in disbelief on hearing an Ashburton farmer was fined $10,000 for removing matagouri bushes without council permission. 

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