A step too far
OPINION: For years, the ironically named Dr Mike Joy has used his position at Victoria University to wage an activist-style…
A major collaborative project to reduce the impacts of the giant willow aphid has been awarded $425,629 funding by MPI's Sustainable Farming Fund.
A former contract milker has been banned from working in the dairy industry for 12 months for ramming a dairy cow with a quad bike, causing it severe pain and distress.
The Meat Industry Association says member meat processors have agreed to collect a TB eradication differential levy on dairy cattle, although it does not agree with this method of collection.
Farmer-owned fertiliser co-op Ravensdown is riding out the dairy downturn better than feared.
Gladfield Malt was among nine Selwyn businesses, groups and individuals that have been recognised for their excellence with an award at the 2016 Sensational Selwyn Awards.
Organisers of the prestigious Ballance Farm Environment Awards are urging farmers and horticulturists to get their entries in for the 2017 awards.
Making Hawke's Bay the leading exporter of premium primary produce is a key objective of Matariki – Hawke's Bay Regional Economic Development Strategy and Action Plan 2016.
At this time of year, low-level spraying is a frequent occurrence and farmers and agricultural pilots need to work together to stay safe around wires.
For the first time in the history of the Access Community Health and Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) scholarship there are two recipients.
New Zealand agriculture stands to lose $295-728 million annually if the local honeybee population continues to decline.
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The 2017/18 funding round for MPI's Sustainable Farming Fund (SFF) opens today.
New Zealand wood processing leaders held a hui with senior government officials and political leaders in Whangarei last week to assess the acute log supply shortage to local mills in Northland.
An Irish shearer who made New Zealand his shearing season home has broken a New Zealand shearer's World record, with a band of New Zealand helpers.
The Farmax Consultant of the Year awards have revealed the high calibre of young people working in the rural industry.
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