Government Launches New Rural Leadership Scholarship
The Government has announced a new rural scholarship designed to back emerging primary sector leaders.
OPINION: Your old mate gets the sinking feeling that no matter who we vote into power in the hope they will reverse the terminal slide the country is in, there will always be a cohort of naysayers determined to hold us back.
Exhibit A: no amount of evidence that NCEA has failed a generation of kids will stop politicised union hacks, principles and teachers arguing against improvements.
Similarly, the green lobby, not just in the activist Forest & Bird or Greenpeace, but also in parliament itself, are equally determined to block any changes a centre right government might try and make to unshackle economic growth.
Now we see Greenpeace, never ones to let the facts get in the way of a story, sensationalising the risk of glyphosate, running a misleading campaign titled 'Stop Luxon poisoning your porridge!'
Joshua Irving has been named the 2026 Ormond Nurseries North Canterbury Young Viticulturist of the Year.
Vets say they support the responsible use of virtual fencing and virtual herding technology for cattle and wants to work with farmers, manufacturers and government to help shape standards for future use backed by ongoing research to strengthen animal welfare outcomes.
National and world records tumbled as top Kiwi axeman claimed two Stihl Timbersports world titles at the same event in Budapest, Hungary over the first weekend in June.
A safety push across New Zealand has revealed significant gaps in hazardous substances management, farm vehicles, tractors, quad bikes and side-by-sides.
New Zealand farmers have earned a global edge by consistently yet cautiously taking advantage of emerging agri-technology.
New season data from LIC shows a strong reproductive performance for the 2025-26 season, with a lift in key metrics compared to last season.

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