Avocado orchard to pay $62k after failing to protect worker when wire snapped
The worker was awarded $62,185 after fencing wire hit him in the face
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Waitomo hunting for new event to replace Te Kūiti Muster
After cancelling the Great NZ Muster, Waitomo District Council is looking ahead.
Local Focus: Farming versus sustainability
Wairarapa farmers discuss climate change and explain how they're tackling it.
Ngāhinapōuri’s Waipiri Holsteins dominate national Holstein show
Waipiri Holsteins receive more accolades at the 2023 NZ Dairy Event.
Mainland tales: A day at the sheep sales
Herald journalist Kurt Bayer reports on an ageless Kiwi ceremony.
Harvest season a time for understanding by motorists and contractors
Federated Farmers advise how to stay safe on roads during harvest season.
Taihape's famous Gumboot Day and A&P Show back in style for 2023
Dust off the gumboots for a day of friendly competition and family fun in Taihape
Watch: Kiwi farmer mows troll message to outgoing PM Ardern
One farmer fed up with the 'fart tax' sent Ardern a creative farewell message.
Rebuilding Better: What will NZ agriculture will look like, beyond commodities cycle?
What is New Zealand agriculture going to look like in the decades ahead?
Cyclone recovery likely to be slow, farmers at 'wits’ end'
Cyclone Hale hit the East Coast hard and it will take a while to fix the damage.
Te Kowhai beekeeper couple buzzing for mānuka
Margaret and Bill Bennett were involved in developing the UMF system for mānuka honey.
Regional seasonal worker system defended after calls for 'complete overhaul'
Is an urgent overhaul of the scheme needed or is it just 'a few bad apples'?
Greens speak on their ' ‘biggest frustration’ - and optimism for 2023
The party co-leaders say they are committed to being part of the next Government.
Fieldays 2022: Same, same but different indeed
Lower visitor numbers offered an opportunity that a big event might not have been able to.
Win, win, win: Fieldays recognises industry leaders with awards
Fieldays Society crowns four Innovation Award winners and three fencing champs.
Paeroa company addresses nutrient-overloaded waterways with seaweed
The Fieldays innovation hub was the official launch pad for seaweed research on land.
Open call for Open Farms hosts
Open Farms initiative seeks more host farmers for national open day on March 12.
Fonterra’s Miles Hurrell ‘not too concerned’ about China
Demand for dairy in China has declined over the last year or so.
Danone flicks the switch on $30m biomass boiler for Balclutha dairy plant
Group says it is NZ’s first dairy spray drying plant powered exclusively by biomass fuel.
Lions feeding Fieldays for 40 years
Te Awamutu Lions feed Fieldays to raise funds for community benefit.
Researchers fear effects of milk from hemp-fed cows
Concern over use of cannabis-based feeds in countries where it has been legalised.
Canterbury A&P Show a ‘huge success’ after 115,000 turn out
Numbers exceeded expectations despite the cooler temperatures.
Minister calls for dispute panel as NZ dairy exporters ‘locked out’ of Canada
New Zealand had formal talks with Canada over the issue but no resolution was found.
Expo to look after today's calf and tomorrow's cow
The expo will give farmers knowledge and advice on calf-rearing season.
Local Focus: Export plan for Bay cherries
Hawke's Bay cherries may be heading overseas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Apple orchards' big leap
Apple productivity makes a giant leap. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Local Focus: Six-year-old Archie's autistic diet shifts the family farm
"Within three days he got his eye contact back". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Watch: Sterile pink moths to rescue apples
A million sterile codling moths are opening export doors. Made with funding from NZ On Air
Farm prices fall across New Zealand
The median price per hectare is down to $33,897 in the three months to March, according to REINZ figures.
The Kiwi behind that $40m farms sale
The man who became Northland's biggest dairy farmer puts his success down to the skills he gained helping on his father's farm as a child.
Plan to unleash new rabbit killing virus
A new strain of virus that could decrease the number of rabbits by 30 per cent is up for government approval.
NZ buyer snaps up 10 farms
Farms south of Kaikohe which hit headlines last year when a Chinese firm offered to buy them have now sold to a wealthy New Zealand family.