by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | Default
Silver Fern Farms is planning to close its pelt processing operation at Fairton, near Ashburton and 44 workers will lose their jobs at the site, as well as four others at Pareora, south of Timaru. All workers have been offered redundancy or work options at other...
by admin | Aug 12, 2019 | Default
In the past weeks activists have captured pictures, including footage from flying drones out over properties, showing cows standing in deep mud in support of a social media campaign that speaks out against the practice of winter crop grazing. In response to the...
by admin | Aug 7, 2019 | Default
A shake-up of vocational education could be a backwards step for training in the meat industry, according to Meat Industry Association (MIA) CEO Tim Ritchie. Last week, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced seven key changes in store for on-the-job training and...
