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Steer on the loose injures two before being shot by police
26 Feb 2025Police shot the animal and were investigating what had happened.
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Waikato woman breaks world record for sheep shearing
26 Feb 2025"It was just an extra big day at work really."
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Meat works on the market after 140 years
26 Feb 2025The site was home to the Smithfield meat plant for nearly 140 years.
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Comvita cuts 67 jobs, but could rebound in 2026
26 Feb 2025Honey producer Comvita's bitter financial losses have been sweetened by the maintaining of market share across a number of Asian markets, in the face of "seismic" changes to the global honey industry.
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Meet Hamish Best, one of this year's Zanda McDonald Award finalists
21 Feb 2025We check back in with Hamish Best of red meat retailer Conscious Valley just outside Wellington. A keen ag student the last time he spoke to Country Life, he's now a finalist for the prestigious…
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Green light for industrial hemp regulation review
21 Feb 2025The industrial hemp sector says it's now one step closer to finally unlocking the true potential of the fibre crop.
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Flower growers have thorn in their side over proposed import changes
21 Feb 2025By Gianina Schwanecke Flower growers and sellers are concerned about increased biosecurity risks under a proposed change to import standards. The proposed standard would allow fewer types of cut… Audio
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Farmer confidence grows to highest level in nearly a decade
19 Feb 2025Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford said the last few years had been "bloody tough" and it was "fantastic" to hear that farmers are feeling more positive.
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New bill could give farmers more 'sovereignty over their farm equipment' - Greens
18 Feb 2025Farmers may soon be able to legally fix their broken or damaged farm vehicles, if the bill is successful.
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Farmers turn weed into wellness products
22 Feb 2025Hemp grows beside wheat, barley and peas at Blair and Jody Drysdale's farm in Northern Southland. The seeds are pressed and made into nutritional oil and skincare cream, that the couple sell direct to…
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Farmers moving to flexible milking, better work-life balance
18 Feb 2025DairyNZ research shows more than 40 percent of South Island farmers have moved to flexible milking.
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Call for job opportunities for spouses to attract rural midwifes
17 Feb 2025Ongoing concerns about the lack of midwives in remote areas has led to a call for spouses to be given job opportunities too.
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Farmers call on MPI to declare 'adverse weather event' over lack of rain
17 Feb 2025Having the recent dry weather classified as adverse opens up funding.
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Death metal: Why farmers are turning to magnets to protect cows
17 Feb 2025Dairy farmers are being warned about the dangers of their cows eating metals - and some farmers are turning to magnets.
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Digging into the DNA of New Zealand's working dogs
20 Feb 2025New research aims to shed new light on a farmer's best friend.
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The rural sport of speed-fencing
19 Feb 2025Like sporting champions from days gone, speed-fencing title holder Tim Garrick keeps fit by working the hill country.
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Topdresser notches up major milestone in 'tractor of the skies'
15 Feb 2025Aerial topdresser John Bargh has notched up 30,000 hours in the air in nearly five decades spreading fert on hill country farms. Despite tough economic times, his passion for flying remains.
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Marine experts oppose MPI upped crayfish catch proposal
17 Feb 2025Conservationists are at odds with Fisheries New Zealand over a proposal to increase the commercial crayfish catch limit in the Eastern North Island. Audio
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Green shoots showing for grower two years after Cyclone Gabrielle
14 Feb 2025When Cyclone Gabrielle, fourth-generation orchardist Cameron Taylor sprang into action rescuing people from rooftops in his Taylor Corporation helicopter.
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Baaah-lieve it or not, here's the world's cutest sheep
16 Feb 2025Valais blacknose sheep are renowned for their fluffy white coats, dark faces, spiral horns and dog-like personalities.
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Desert Road closure puts tiny town's biggest event on the map
12 Feb 2025Organisers are anticipating the shutdown will bring even more people flocking through the gates.
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Retired police officer turns wasabi grower
12 Feb 2025Growing wasabi started as a hobby but has now turned into a business for a retired policeman.
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Wood mill revival 'best news' for NZ, marks 'new chapter' - new GM
11 Feb 2025The Tai Rāwhiti mill that ran for 30 years before it was shut down in late 2023 is set to re-open in the coming months, with new Australian owners.
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The robots that could replace fungicides
10 Feb 2025Led by Bragato Research Institute in partnership with A Lighter Touch, the research project aims to see if UV-C light can be used to control powdery mildew in place of traditional fungicides.
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