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The race is on to find backyard poultry keepers for a project run by Massey University.

OPINION: A North Canterbury cow sanctuary that was investigated following animal welfare concerns seems to have escaped prosecution.

OPINION: A recent Rural News editorial raised issues about work to reduce agricultural emission and the approval of methane inhibitors.

A programme to lift the productivity of Māori-owned land around the northern Hawke's Bay town of Wairoa has been given an additional $440,000 by the Government.

Budding photographers who attended a series of courses in Weber, 28km southwest of Dannevirke, not only had a chance to upskill, but also had a valuable opportunity to connect with other locals.

A farmer who failed to adequately feed cattle, treat worms and tend to ill and injured cattle, has been fined and banned from owning or managing animals for a decade.

A Hawke's Bay deer farm is part of a MPI-funded project providing a national snapshot of farm performance.

Make sure you have someone to talk to when life gets tough.

A handbook offering practical guidance on how to plant strategically to feed bees is now available free to New Zealand farmers.

Farmers affected by Mycoplasma bovis are cautiously welcoming a report that the eradication programme is approaching a successful conclusion.