It is the third fatal forestry accident in this district this year, and the second in New Zealand in a week. A 20-year-old man died in a forest accident in …
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Robin Grieve: Carbon is not a fair measure of NZ’s greenhouse emissions
Robin Grieve is chairman of Pastural Farming Climate Research Inc. Two reports, one by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan …
Conor English: Can NZ produce the next axe handle?
Vertical farming, or indoor farming as it is sometimes called, builds on the … Just as the axe handle allowed the human race to prevail, New Zealand …
Top Marks For Derby College in UK Land-based League Table
Derby College’s Broomfield Hall has topped the Landex UK league tables for … a wide range of land-based programmes including Agriculture, Arboriculture, … Landex, the UK organisation representing the interests of land-based …
Make the true costs and benefits of food transparent
Take the production of pears in Argentina (many pears in the UK come from Argentina). Artificial fertiliser and pesticides are used in the cultivation of …
‘Minister needs to intervene on beef prices’
He said cattle prices in our main export market in the UK are the equivalent of €4.42/kg including VAT, as reported by the ADHB (Agriculture and …
EEX: Dairy Derivatives Market Volume Exceeds 2016 Level
In August the volume traded on the dairy derivatives market of European Energy Exchange (EEX) already surpassed the total volume traded in 2016.
Serious farm pollution breaches rise in UK – and many go unprosecuted
Serious pollution incidents in the UK from dairy, poultry and pig farms are now a weekly occurrence, leading to damage to wildlife, fish, farm livestock …
NFU Mutual offers student bursaries
NFU MUTUAL already insures nearly three-quarters of the UK’s farmers … students who have the potential to become agriculture’s future leaders.”.
Chinese bizman eyes exporting Davao durian to China | SunStar
DESPITE the reported shortage of fruits in Davao City, a city councilor is still optimistic about catering to agricultural export interests. In an interview …