'No warning sign': Farmer fined after stock crossing motorbike crash
A motorbike rider got caught in bungy ropes strung across a public road by sharemilkers.
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Kem Ormond discovers miner's lettuce so you don't have to
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"The lambing percentage and wool clip per head had fallen from 1966-67 onwards."
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Cape walk to support struggling farmers
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Sustainable farming ambassadors on The Country
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AI boost for dairy farming productivity
Artificial intelligence tackles mastitis problem, improves bottom line.
Why avocados are bad for the environment
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'A killer': Battle to find a place to live in idyllic Southland town
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Federated Farmers welcome timeline change
The date change is welcome news to Federated Farmers.
High-country farmers named national sustainability ambassadors
High Peak Station’s income is derived from sheep, cattle, deer, honey and tourism.
Regional councillor doubts farms are biggest river polluters
Donna Cram sits on the TRC Policy and Planning committee helping reshape freshwater rules
What's next for award winning dairy trainee Kirwyn Ellis?
Find out what makes the Pirongia 20-year-old tick.
Cameron Bagrie talks GDP on The Country
Cameron Bagrie, Blair McLean, Chris Russell, Karen Williams.
Health workers needed in rural Canterbury
'If we can grow our own people, that is the best solution.'
'Quite stressful': Median barriers causing issues for tractor drivers
Rural Contractors NZ says passing bays or pull over areas needed with median barriers.
Shane Jones talks climate change and greyhounds on The Country
Shane Jones, Mike McIntyre, Todd Charteris, Wayne McNee.
Rabobank survey shows farmers more confident in themselves
The latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey is out.
SH10 roadworks in Far North should end farmer's safety concerns
Far North farmer delighted highway work finally under way on dangerous surface.
Whole milk powder drops 2.5 per cent in latest GDT
Whole milk powder has the biggest impact on Fonterra's farmgate price.
The Country: Todd McClay in Tokyo
Todd McClay, Mark Leslie, Farmer Tom, Jim Hopkins, Greg Millar.
Cultivating future farmers: Programme empowers young women
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Wool innovation with Jacinta Penn on The Country
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Otago sheep farmer takes flock from farm to fabric to fashion
Georgina was frustrated by declining wool prices, so she decided to do something about it.
Sally Dryland honoured with life membership of Tararua Federated Farmers
Sally Dryland joined the executive of Tararua Fed Farmers in 2011.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why farmers need co-operatives
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Keeping it Smedley: Trees grown on farm transformed into education facilities by cadets
The cadets built an education hub. Now their attention is focused on a six-stand woolshed.
Seven years of Waimakariri biodiversity project
"We can’t work on habitat creation and restoration in isolation."