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OPINION: The Greens aren’t serious people when it comes to the economy, so let’s not spend too much on their…
Significant work has been done as a response to the emergence of bovine anaemia associated with Theileria orientalis infection (TABA) in New Zealand.
A cool cow in summer is a happy cow, says DairyNZ animal welfare team manager Chris Leach.
A combination of unusual conditions has bothered sheep farmers Hamish and Alastair Craw on their Banks Peninsula farm, Longridge Agriculture Ltd, for 10 years, says Ravensdown.
Northland goat farmer David Brown is expanding his business.
The saying goes: you didn't realise you needed a telehandler until you bought one.
Recently there has been a lot of negative news and comment about economic conditions in China – the slowing growth, a volatile stock market and the decrease in dairy imports.
Well, it was supposed to be a dry summer, but all it has done here in Northland is rain!
Events are often moved indoors because of rain, but seldom are they moved outdoors because of it.
Rural News asked the country's second biggest meat processor and exporter – Alliance Group – about the current woes in the red meat sector.
Beef + Lamb NZ remains confident about the future of the NZ sheep farming sector, but admits there is good reason for current negativity.
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Red meat farmers say their current onfarm returns are not sustainable.
Ian Proudfoot, head of agribusiness at KPMG, gives his predictions for 2016.
Building a 'drought toolbox' was one of the many ways the North Canterbury Veterinary Clinics (NCVC) are helping farmers cope with nearly two years of drought.
This nationwide New Zealand Ewe Hogget Competition is now in its 20th year and entries are welcomed.
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