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The Country: Farmer confidence and Oscar picks with Wayne Langford
Wayne Langford, David Seymour, Shane McManaway, Steve Wyn-Harris, G McCallum, G Smith.

'Cautious optimism': Farm confidence recovers from record lows
'It’s good to see the first improvement in farmer confidence for quite some time now.'

From vines to fencelines: Old vineyard posts find a new home on-farm
Repost has been repurposing vineyard fence posts for the past four years.

Jack Jordan reigns supreme again at Rural Sports Awards
Timbersports ace Jordan has earned the top-awards double for the second year running.

'Mind where your mind goes' - Gilbert Enoka on facing adversity
Former All Blacks mental skills coach talks to farmers on lessons he's learned.

Title for gumboot-throwing stalwart at Rural Sports Awards
Bronwyn Troon has been recognised for her decades of dedication to the sport.

Shear frustration from the 1930s to now
Kem Ormond takes a look at what made the news back in the day.

Are rural school pet days still a thing?
OPINION: I remember the annual school pet day with much fondness.

Dairy finalists announced for 2024 Ahuwhenua Trophy
The Ahuwhenua Trophy celebrates excellence in Māori farming.

The next step in the battle against bovine facial eczema
Facial eczema costs the NZ dairy sector at least $100 million annually in lost production.

'My primary concern is with the cows': Live export ban petition gains support
'People from all over the world are looking at New Zealand and saying 'What's going on?''

'Best display in a long time': Wānaka A&P Show sees record fleece entries
Judges were blown away by the quality of fleeces at Wānaka’s A&P show this year.

Farmers move from sheep to beef 'to make life a bit easier'
The Smiths are changing stocking ratios on their 370ha sheep and beef farm in Hillend.

Audits on forestry practices will improve: industry
International attention is continuing to hone in on forestry practices on the East Coast.

GDT's positive run faces 2.3pc set back
Key products skim milk powder and whole milk powder both dropped.

'A tough time for all concerned': Dry conditions hit South Island farmers
Rural Support Trusts to make sure farmers have the support they need.

How sheepdogs help both farmers and conservationists
Livestock guardian dogs alleviate stress for both the livestock and the livestock owners,

'Hardcase': Rookie axeman needs parental sign-off at Rural Games
'Cutting firewood with an axe has been my after-school job for as long as I can remember.'

China tries to stabilise pig population as pork prices plunge
Financial Times: Beijing acts to monitor huge herd size as falling prices cause problems.

Golden Shears and Young Farmers on The Country
Greg Herrick, Te Radar, Phil Duncan, Julian Raine, Steve Hollander.

'It hasn’t sunk in yet': Tasman Young Farmer of the Year announced
Dairy farmer George Dodson, 22, takes out the Tasman FMG Young Farmer of the Year title.

Slaughterhouse Fire: Chinese-owned meat company fined $51k
Penalty for discharging slaughterhouse waste, lighting rubbish fire that burned for days.

Leon Samuels wins Golden Shears open shearing final
Results from the 62nd Golden Shears International Shearing and Woolhandling Championships.

Opinion: Let's work to attract and retain great people on farm
OPINION: Farmers are telling me how difficult it is to find the staff they need.

Farmers selling stock, land amid ‘extreme’ drought
Parts of Marlborough are having their driest period since 1930.

'Big shock': Maui Milk tells suppliers to stop milking
Maui Milk emailed its 13 Waikato suppliers on Monday afternoon telling them to stop.