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Hort winner aiming for leadership

Young Grower of the Year Erin Atkinson says she has leadership ambitions in the horticultural sector.

Young Grower of the Year Erin Atkinson (30) says the industry is at a critical time of change with many opportunities for innovations and inventions.

Rare sheep rustlers in for the chop

Rare breeds sheep farmer Daniel Wheeler’s five pregnant ewes were slaughtered by thieves on a paddock in a Christchurch City Council reserve, where he grazes the world’s only mob of Campbell Island sheep. The loss leaves him with just 30 breeding ewes.

Rare breeds sheep farmer Daniel Wheeler is hoping someone will dob in the thieves responsible for slaughtering five of his rare Campbell Island ewes in their grazing paddock on the outskirts of Christchurch.

Aussie red meat marketers won’t repent

Australia's red meat industry will not repent about new television advertising for lamb that has some Christians and Hindus up in arms.

Farmers seek carrot, not a big stick

The Mega Cow on Morrinsville’s Thames Street was a fitting location for around 500 farmers and rural folk who had had enough of the negativity generated in recent weeks by campaigning political parties, and the threat of water and carbon taxes to sort environmental problems out.

Farmers must have say on any water tax

The Labour Party’s water tax policy is “pretty short on details,” and the farming sector needs to have input into a final plan, says Beef + Lamb NZ chairman James Parsons.

DairyNZ’s top three election issues

DairyNZ has three key priorities for the next government.

Red meat sector looks to government for action

The red meat sector has eight key priorities and believes the next government can play a key role in bringing about positive change.

More myrtle rust infections found

Two properties in Otorohanga, King Country, have been found infected with the fungal plant disease myrtle rust.

Farmers facing a ‘pick six’

Forget about a trifecta of looming taxes, it’s a "pick six", says Federated Farmers Dairy chairman Chris Lewis.

Rural business woman award for Fonterra director

Make sure you get the necessary qualifications or credentials in considering challenging for leadership or governance roles, says the winner of the rural section of the Women of Influence awards, Nicola Shadbolt.