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Beef + Lamb NZ is calling on the Government to take urgent steps to stop regional councils from continuing to implement the existing National Policy Statement on Freshwater.

The horticulture sector is going through a very ambitious growth phase and the Government wants to see it grow.

New research suggests that the cost of groceries, which has skyrocketed over the past six years, is making it virtually impossible for families on benefits to feed their children healthily.

The Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme (IFSO Scheme) received a record number of enquiries in the past year - close to 5,000, a 21% increase on the previous year.

Fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown is closing one of its three manufacturing plants as it grapples with dropping sales.

‘Just take the plunge’ - that’s the message from Hamish and Simon Guild of High Peak Station, Canterbury to anyone considering entering the 2025 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

Four farm deaths involving quad bikes in the past three weeks have promoted a warning from WorkSafe.

The fight for global customers by fruit producers and marketers is on.

The Lincoln University Demonstration Dairy Farm (LUDF) is crediting a raft of improved management practises in achieving a big turnaround in empty rates.

Taranaki dairy farmer and Holstein Friesian breeder Wayne Taylor has been recognised for his contribution to the Holstein Friesian breed with a Holstein Friesian NZ Honorary Life Membership Award.