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The gore and the glory of a rural vet round
1 Nov 2024Kaipara-based Scottish vet Rory Dean has written a book based on his experiences as a rural vet in the UK and New Zealand.
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On the Farm - a wrap of conditions around the country
Kiwifruit is starting to bloom in Bay of Plenty, dairy farmers up and down the country are busy breeding the next season's calves, while North Canterbury farms have welcomed some recent rain to break…
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Big drop in meat processing hits export volumes
Meat Industry Association data shows $564 million of red-meat was exported in September - eight per cent less than September last year.
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Ram sales down as sheep farmers feel financial pinch
1 Nov 2024No sheep farmers made a profit last year and it's "tough selling" again this year, breeder says.
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Hawke's Bay farm to become cadet training facility
31 Oct 2024The new facility will take over from the Waipaoa Farm Cadet scheme which operated for 17 years.
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Children key to changing farm safety attitudes
31 Oct 2024The way to normalise farm safety is to start educating up the family tree rather than down, advocates say. Audio
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'Invisible' rural communities need more targeted mental health support
31 Oct 2024Advocates want the government to address health inequities people living in rural communities face, in efforts to improve outcomes for those living outside main centres.
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More than $1m being invested to fund project to control bronze beetle
30 Oct 2024The native beetle chews through growing fruitlets leaving apples unsuitable for harvesting and eating.
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Rural workers urged to rest up between jobs
29 Oct 2024Rural contractors are being urged to think about the 'F' word during the busy harvest period.
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No looking back for farmer who switched to regenerative agriculture
25 Oct 2024John Legg's regenerative farming journey has been a big learning curve but the dairy farmer says the gains have been steady.
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Country Life: The truth about flower farming
25 Oct 2024Kate Briant, of The Rural Florist, juggles a busy young family with her burgeoning flower growing business.
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Getting cosy and creative under canvas
25 Oct 2024A riverside tent becomes a classroom for the day for children taking part in the Ruamāhanga Farm Foundation project, connecting the awa with the local community.
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Growers ponder ways to make mushrooms more appealing
The sector is hoping to spawn a fungi revival to get more of the healthy food item onto kitchen tables to boost grower returns.
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New Zealand's rate of afforestation worrying, Beef and Lamb NZ says
24 Oct 2024Latest figures show at least 261,000 hectares of sheep and beef farmland have been converted into forestry since 2017.
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Delay before new quarantine facility opens for plant, seed testing
24 Oct 2024MPI has pushed out the opening date for the facility that will test imported plant material by at least five months.
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Hawke's Bay A&P Show packs a lot into two days
24 Oct 2024Organisers of the Hawke's Bay A&P Show say pulling back the iconic event from three days to two will help keep it alive.
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We already compete, big banks tell inquiry
23 Oct 2024Five leading banks have told the Parliamentary inquiry into banking competition that rural banking is competitive and that agricultural loans have higher interest rates because of higher risks.
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Farmers rejoice: Freshwater rules put on pause
28 Oct 2024Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury president said the government's changes around the Resource Management Act will be well received by local farmers.
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Apple, pear industry worth $2b to economy
However, while the industry is booming, grower profits are not, its boss says.
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Cyclone-battered hall restored, reopened - only to find out it may have to move
23 Oct 2024It was fixed up to the tune of $300,000, but it might have to make way for flood protection.
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The new crop that's puzzling locals
23 Oct 2024The sight of a crop never grown before in New Zealand has been baffling residents.
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EPA signals reassessment of allowing herbicide US and Australia have banned
15 Oct 2024Australia and the United States have both banned the chemicals.
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Weedkiller deemed OK in NZ pulled off Australian shelves
14 Oct 2024The Environmental Protection Authority issued new rules for using the herbicide in September.
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Girls who Grow: The next generation of land girls
12 Oct 2024The new education programme helping empower the next generation of wāhine in agriculture recently launched across the wider Wellington and Horowhenua region targeting girls from urban backgrounds.
