It's a chilly wet afternoon in Taranaki and we've just sat down in front of a roaring fire after standing-off 370 dries for the night.

Reports that China has threatened action against key exports such as dairy and kiwifruit if New Zealand investigated a complaint about Chinese steel imports are "completely overblown".

The Hurunui Water Project (HWP) is seeking more cash from shareholders to carry the project through to farmer sign-up and construction.

Tractor sales are holding despite the dairy downturn, says NZ Tractor and Machinery Association president Mark Hamilton-Manns.

Farmers needing extra hands to herd heifers, plant trees, build fences or clean up under woolsheds are offered help by a new and unusual bunch of workers -- Handy Landys.

Cheese prices are falling worldwide and it's all to do with the milk glut.

In a matter of days – on August 1 – new regulations on bobby calves come into force.

Feds dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard says the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction needs some CPR to shock it back into life.

News out of Europe was more interesting than the lacklustre Global Dairy Trade auction last week, says Rabobank dairy analyst Emma Higgins.

The North Island wool auction received revived support this week with an improved 81% of the 5700 bales selling.

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