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Preserving native bush and local history on the 'perfect farm'
23 May 2025Former South-Taranaki mayor Ross Dunlop has led the way with conservation efforts on his family's dairy farm.
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AgriTech leaders say Budget sows seeds but real growth requires bold vision
23 May 2025Tax incentives and a $100 million venture capital boost signal government support for food and fibre innovation but agritech leaders say it's time to step up with a bold national growth strategy. Audio
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New discovery in the fight against facial eczema
New Zealand scientists studying a complex fungal disease that affects sheep have made a scientific breakthrough.
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Horse riders feel 'overlooked' by snubs for road protections
21 May 2025Equestrians are feeling "frustrated" as repeated bids for greater safety measures fall on deaf ears.
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NZ wool being used to make eco-friendly caskets
24 May 2025A Christchurch wool business has found a successful and unusual niche for its product.
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Kiwifruit giant Zespri posts $155m profit, while corporate profit soars
Orchard gate returns have dipped across most kiwifruit varieties per tray in the 2024/2025 fruit season, off records last year, while marketing giant Zespri's corporate profits hit a record.
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'Seems crazy': Bakery using Aussie broker to buy butter
21 May 2025It is too expensive to buy butter directly from NZ dairy companies.
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MPI wants to increase amount of glyphosate allowed on some crops
20 May 2025The agrichemical is the active ingredient in weedkillers like Roundup.
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Hygiene-grade wool producer wants to be the Fonterra of wool
20 May 2025Wellington start-up Woolchemy is challenging a $126 billion industry dominated by synthetic materials.
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Raw sewage dumping threatens oyster farmers' businesses
20 May 2025Dumping of raw sewage into the Mahurangi Harbour has led to frequent restrictions on their ability to harvest.
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The benefits of wrapping yourself in a woollen blanket this winter
17 May 2025Taranaki weaver Alison Ross is trying to bring back woollen blankets made from locally-grown wool to highlight the fibre's benefits.
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'In the winter, the roads can be a bit scary': The life of a rural midwife
17 May 2025Fording rivers and driving dangerous, winding roads is all in a day's work for Coromandel midwife Sheryl Wright.
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Changing the game: Female hunters find their tribe
15 May 2025Sammi Holland and Alesha Tomasi are behind Daughters of the Wild dedicated to women who hunt.
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New welfare code for sheep and beef cattle proposed
15 May 2025Feedback is being sought on the draft proposals include a ban on electro-immobilisation devices.
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Limits for residues of weedkiller glyphosate in food could rise
16 May 2025Public consultation for a proposal to raise maximum residue limits closes at 5pm on Friday.
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Canterbury dairy farm wins grant for injecting beneficial bacteria and fungi in soil
14 May 2025A Selwyn District farm is defying convention.
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'Once-in-a-lifetime' cow inducted to hall of fame
13 May 2025One of New Zealand's most successful cows, producing eggs that spawned more than 111 direct offspring, has been inducted into the Livestock Improvement Corporation's prestigious hall of fame.
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Is the South Island still free of 'pond weed' hornwort? Cantabrians on alert
13 May 2025The invasive freshwater weed that is widespread in the North Island was eradicated in the South Island 12 years ago. But it's been spotted for sale online from Christchurch.
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Move to protect Fiordland elk draws ire of Forest and Bird
Forest and Bird has accusing the government of "changing the law to let a North American deer species use the national park as a glorified vege patch". Audio
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Carpet maker Bremworth reverses wool only policy
13 May 2025It will soon start making synthetic carpets again.
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Man disqualified from owning horses for four years
12 May 2025The case was brought by the SPCA, which was first alerted to the man having underweight horses in 2017.
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ANZCO Foods posts $8m profit amid 'another challenging year'
Tight margins in a challenging second half of 2024 have hit the pockets of major red meat processor and exporter ANZCO Foods.
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Rustic sheds reveal immigrants' farming legacy
12 May 2025The story of a pioneering family of Dalmatian immigrants has been kept alive through a cluster of old sheds on the Devcich farm near Thames.
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Harvesting time is nuts at busy walnut orchard
9 May 2025The walnut harvest is underway at Lightfoot Orchard in Canterbury.
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