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Northland farmers welcome heavy rainfall amid drought
6 Apr 2025The president of Federated Farmers in Northland says farmers have been grateful for the downpour.
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Country Life: Conditions on the farm
4 Apr 2025Dry conditions persist among much of the North Island but relief could be in sight. Grapes, apples and kiwifruit are being picked across Bay of Plenty and Hawke's Bay.
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SheepMaster: Hawke's Bay farm's foray into shedding sheep
4 Apr 2025Dean Martin has carried on the legacy set by his dad and is not afraid to try new things - from shedding sheep to regenerative agriculture practices.
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'Milk from an almond, then why not a sheep': Fernglen Farm's sheep dairy addition
4 Apr 2025Fernglen Farm is a family affair helping people learn more about the benefits of sheep milk, while also ensuring strong welfare standards for their animals and finding new ways to balance the…
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NZ timber exports immune from Trump tariff hit
The United States was New Zealand's third largest market for timber exports.
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Half a century on organics pioneers seek 'new blood' for farm
One of the country's oldest organically certified farms is looking for the next generation to lead its operations.
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Nearly 1000 bales of hay stolen in single day
4 Apr 2025Police are investigating the theft of hundreds of bales of hay worth thousands of dollars in Taranaki.
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'Fly Ferns' prepare to tackle world's best anglers
3 Apr 2025The team are clocking up the training hours on the world-class waterways of the Central North Island.
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Silver Fern Farms restructures, records another loss
The red meat company has recorded another bit loss, which it put down to low market pricing and "historically low" livestock flows in 2024.
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Farmers 'stuck having to use bale wrap'
1 Apr 2025Baleage preserves the quality of winter fodder on the farm, but calls to improve farm plastic recycling rates or solve the problem of silage wrap waste altogether are growing louder.
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On-farm learning a success - "I've been enjoying it. I like being with the cows and being in the shed"
30 Mar 2025A training initiative in Southland is giving young adults with high-functioning disabilities the skills required to work on a dairy farm.
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NZ Hops chalks up EU export 'win' amid glut
Increased hops production has led to a surplus of the dried flower used in beer making or for medicinal purposes.
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Hundreds of sheep scramble through Te Kūiti
29 Mar 2025Te Kūiti has opened its main street to welcome a herd of hundreds of sheep running the gauntlet, for its annual Great New Zealand Muster festival. Audio
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The guardian dog breeds protecting farmer's stock
27 Mar 2025They may look like your usual bundle of fluff or large Labrador pup, but these Maremma sheepdogs are a breed of their own.
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The kūmara connection
28 Mar 2025It's nearly time for the kūmara harvest at Kai Rotorua and this year, old meets new.
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NZ's fruit wins in competitive Vietnamese produce market
26 Mar 2025NZ apple exporters are trying to capitalise on the increasingly wealthy Vietnamese consumer, while elbowing out global competition. Audio
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'Record' year for cherry exports
26 Mar 2025This year's exports fetched about $124 million for New Zealand, according to Infometrics data.
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'It's just barren': Veteran farmer reckons Tasman's drought worst ever
27 Mar 2025Alf Kinzett has been feeding out since Christmas and will need to buy more feed for winter.
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Thousands flock to South Island Agricultural Field Days
26 Mar 2025Under the backdrop of the Southern Alps, around 600 exhibitors have set up for the event.
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Farmer productivity should improve under RMA reforms - Federated Farmers
26 Mar 2025The current Act is "broken", making it difficult to get things done with too many things requiring a resource consent, the group says.
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Kiwifruit exporter claim world first in all product sold with home-compostable labels
25 Mar 2025The home-compostable labels, developed with labelling technology experts Sinclair, were officially launched last October, but the transition away from plastic labels has taken time.
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NZ rodeo draws crowds including protesters and a minister
25 Mar 2025The welfare of animals involved in rodeos continue to divide those in the sport and animal rights activists.
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Deep dive: See the potential that is seaweed
21 Mar 2025As part of Aotearoa's first seaweed festival, Pacific Harvest hosted a seaweed tasting event where people could sample various red, green and brown dried seaweeds.
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Sheep to chic with cosy crossbred wool
21 Mar 2025Sometimes it takes an outsider to come in and give a dyed-in-the-wool farmer a wee nudge. This is where Southland entrepreneur Laura Todd comes in.
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