Cuddling cows
OPINION: Years of floods and low food prices have driven a dairy farm in England's northeast to stop milking its…
Lincoln University is experiencing strong growth in new student enrolments across all areas of study, latest figures show.
Central Hawke's Bay sheep and beef farmers Alastair and Tracy Ormond and Alastair's son Daniel are the Supreme winners of the 2015 East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA).
McDonalds has announced it will only source animals raised without antibiotics that are important to human health.
The fight against bovine tuberculosis (TB) is gaining ground, says OSPRI.
A high performing Jersey herd can generate consistent cash flow now and in the future, a field day heard in Te Awamutu last month.
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.
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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.
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