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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…
An army of volunteers has been assembled by the Fencing Contractors Association (FCANZ) who this week (May 18-19) will start refencing cyclone-damaged parts of the Hawke’s Bay.
NZ Avocado Growers Association chief executive Jen Scoular will step down in August after serving 12 years in the role.
DairyNZ says a Sustainable Catchments programme launched this month will see local farmers, DairyNZ and iwi working together to help improve the health of the Pokaiwhenua catchment in the South Waikato.
The countdown to the next World Butchers’ Challenge has begun with the announcement that Paris, France will host the competition in March 2025.
A ‘power couple’ from Taranaki have been named the 2023 New Zealand Share Farmer of the Year.
OPINION: Cyclone Gabrielle has been one of the biggest challenges farmers and growers in affected regions have faced in my lifetime and for one of the districts I am working in, Tararua, this is no exception.
The release of the Arms Amendment Regulations will enable New Zealand’s first comprehensive digital Firearms Registry.
More than 200 Intensive Winter Grazing (IWG) consents have been issued by Otago Regional Council (ORC) to farmers in recent months for winter 2023 and beyond.
The war for supremacy in the ute market is still being waged by market leaders Toyota and Ford, with the Hilux and Ranger.
Top quality wool from sustainably farmed New Zealand sheep is helping create luxurious everyday essentials including overnight bags, totes, and wallets.
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Agricultural machinery distributor, Landpower Group, has acquired the Canterbury- based Claas Harvest Centres in Ashburton, Templeton, Timaru, Waipara, and Westland from the Carrfields Group.
A new agreement between John Deere and Australian precision agriculture leader PCT aims to help to revolutionise in-field data analysis for grain and corn farmers in Australia and New Zealand.
Parasites, facial eczema and dairy beef integration all challenge the red meat sector and were the subject of a panel discussion at Beef + Lamb New Zealand's annual meeting last month.
Biosecurity New Zealand says it has implemented revised border measures to manage any possible threat of foot and mouth disease (FMD) from air passengers arriving directly from Bali.
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