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OPINION: Dust ups between rural media and PR types aren't unheard of but also aren't common, given part of the…
Free workshops are being offered around the country to help farmers take more ownership of their farm business finances.
Sean Leslie and Casey Tilson from Middlemarch, with horses Beau and Dough, took out the Rural News Horse Plough award at the Power Farming NZ Ploughing Championships at Horotiu, near Hamilton, on April 13-14.
Farmers are crying foul over changes announced by the Government this week to the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) scheme.
Two long-standing LIC farmer-elected directors are stepping down later this year.
Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) chief executive Gabrielle O’Brien will step down at the end of June.
Financial and environmental stewardship has helped the Miller family of Roslyn Downs take out the Regional Supreme Award at the Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
DairyNZ has appointed Jacqueline Rowarth as its first deputy board chair.
Morrinsville based Power Farming Group has launched a flagship New Zealand facility in partnership with global construction manufacturer JCB Construction.
Made in New Zealand looks at the wealth of design and manufacturing ability we have in New Zealand, creating productive and cost-effective products for the agricultural sector. This week machinery editor Mark Daniel takes a closer look at TRS Tyre and Wheel Limited with managing director Nigel Sherborne…
Freshwater farm plans will be improved to make them more cost-effective and practical for farmers.
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A Waikato cattle farming family have been fined $23,000 for failing to provide sufficient food and care for their animals, resulting in more than half a dozen animal deaths.
An initial trial of an app, funded by Beef + Lamb New Zealand, has demonstrated significant results in reducing drench inputs during a small-scale study.
Some interesting and positive insights into the value of regenerative agricultural practices seem to be emerging from the early stages of a seven year science-based study comparing conventional farming and regen agriculture. Peter Burke reports...
A change of government and the possibility of better markets prices has lifted farmer confidence, but it still remains fragile.
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