Free speech
OPINION: The Free Speech Union is taking this one too far.
A Lincoln University IT graduate has developed an app that is making life much easier for staff carrying out fieldwork.
Deer farmers have now enjoyed a six year-run of firming prices for velvet antler, making velvet production one of the most profitable livestock farming ventures.
Hundreds of competitors are descending on Masterton for the 55th Golden Shears international shearing and wool-handling championships, which start today and end on Saturday.
Rural Contractors New Zealand is questioning why recent changes to immigration rules do not take into account similar requests from the rural contracting sector.
An East Coast kiwifruit orchard has won the PGG Wrightson Land and Life Award for commitment to people, community, and passion for sustainable practice.
Organisers of this year's Wanaka A&P Show are gearing up for another packed event, with a line-up of entertainment planned for all ages.
Rural News columnist and satirist The Hound has drawn flak from the notorious blogger Cameron Slater, better known as Whaleoil, and his faithful followers after writing an opinion piece questioning the blogger's trenchant attacks on the Ruataniwha dam proposal.
There was a South African flavour to the 2015 Central Plateau Dairy Industry Awards last night, with all three major winners having South African roots.
The ANZ Young Farmer Contest has named contract-milker Matt Bell as the second Grand Finalist for 2015.
Auckland exporter Biopure Health is welcoming in the Chinese New Year by securing a hold in China’s tough new infant formula market.
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Judges have named Rotorua sheep and beef farmers John and Catherine Ford the Supreme Winners of the 2015 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA).
The 2015 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards is in full swing, with judging underway and the first regional winners due to be announced next week.
Federated Farmers is calling on the bee industry to unite and ensure they achieve a fully integrated entity peak body.
This week's South Island offering of 8,500 bales of wool saw an 84 % clearance says New Zealand Wool Services International Limited's general manager, John Dawson.
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