By Tom Kitchin of RNZ A Gisborne farmer is ecstatic that a large sheep and cattle station in Tolaga Bay – which has just changed hands for the first time in nearly half a century – will not be turned into forestry.Earlier this…
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Tahr decision keeps all sides happy
A High Court judge appears to have kept all sides of the Himalayan tahr argument happy.The Tahr Foundation, representing hunters, claimed a victory when Justice Robert Dobson ruled last night the Department of Conservation must…
Government plans to revitalise ailing wool sector
A new report provides a roadmap to get the wool industry back on its feet with ‘intelligent textiles’.
Raw milk raids: Unregistered suppliers costs ministry $70k a year
Unregistered raw milk providers are depleting Government coffers of $70,000 each year, according to minister briefing.
NZ’s largest salmon farmer points to Norway as Southland considers Tiwai closure
Norway has retrained oil and gas engineers for aquaculture. The industry just grew by $1b.
Filipino family building their dairy dynasty in New Zealand
Hard work reaps reward for a family making their Kiwi dairy dream come true.
Farm forester Denis Hocking on NZ’s radiata pine – an Accoya wood industry opportunity
COMMENT: Well-respected Bulls farm forester and former New Zealand Farm Forestry Association executive member Denis Hocking writes about Accoya wood, an industry made for New Zealand .It is seldom that we, (NZ), encounter a…
Rabobank Best of The Country – July 11, 2020
This week on The Best of The Country, Rowena Duncum caught up with Hayden Higgins for a review of Rabobank’s latest Wine Quarterly report.This week’s top interviews were: Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Dr Rowarth talked about her latest…
New Zealand’s top dairy farmer Nick Bertram stripped of his award
New Zealand’s top dairy farmer has been stripped of his award after “unacceptable” social media comments referencing animal abuse.The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Trust tonight announced it has decided to remove the title of…
New Zealand’s top dairy farmer Nick Bertram stripped of his award. Now, he’s fighting to get it back.
New Zealand’s top dairy farmer who was stripped of his award for “unacceptable” social media comments referencing animal abuse is fighting for the title to be reinstated. New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards Trust tonight announced…