A conservation and hunting lobby has criticised a call by Environment Canterbury for more funding to prevent a national plague of wallabies.

A wallaby invasion helped by humans is tearing up farms and previous plantings, says Environment Canterbury (ECan).

Farmers need access to centrefire, semi automatic rifles for killing pests, claims hunter Stewart Hydes.

Federated Farmers says it is disappointed an exemption won’t be made for farmers who need semi-automatic rifles for pest control.

Farmers say unless further changes are made to the Arms Amendment Bill, pests will be the winners and the environment will be the losers.

OPINION: They say when you point a finger at someone in condemnation you have three fingers pointing back at yourself.

New Zealand’s longest-running agricultural contest the FMG Young Farmer of the Year is set to undergo a major overhaul.

Going for the FMG Young Farmer of the Year title for a second time was incredibly hard, says this year’s title winner, Gore sheep farmer Logan Wallace.

South Otago sheep farmer Logan Wallace is the 50th FMG Young Farmer of the Year.

Farm veterinarians are struggling with the emerging animal health effects of long-term fodder beet use on dairy farms, says DairyNZ senior scientist Dawn Dalley.