Green light for industrial hemp regulation review
'People’s attitudes to industrial hemp have changed.'
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Pest to plate: Students turn wallaby into snacks to raise pest awareness
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Fonterra says full-year earnings will be in ‘upper half’ of range
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Bird nests: Fire expert’s warning on tractor fire risks
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Call for job opportunities for spouses to attract rural midwifes
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Katie Milne talks climate change on The Country
Katie Milne, Peter Newbold, Hunter McGregor, Cameron Henderson, and Todd Clark.
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‘At our best’: Sheep dog trial club celebrates centennial milestone
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'Meticulous' teen farm hand fatally electrocuted while installing fence
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Farmer confidence jumps to 10-year high - Feds
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The Country: Wayne Langford on farmer confidence
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A 100-year masterplan to futureproof Whāngārā Farms
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Farmers may soon fix their own equipment under proposed bill
Bill means farmers may soon be able to legally fix their broken or damaged farm vehicles.
Dairy prices dip slightly in latest GDT
All products except one slid into negative territory.
South Island farmers move to flexible milking
DairyNZ finds over 40% of Canterbury and Otago-Southland farmers use flexible milking.
Minister ‘pretty certain’ bird flu outbreak over
Andrew Hoggard warns another incursion of a different strain is likely.
The Country: Winston Peters on the Paris Agreement
Winston Peters, Bruce Cotterill, Kevin "Smiley" Barrett, and Phil Duncan.
Thousands of farmers to earn cash for their climate efforts
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Sixth-generation farmer appointed AgriZeroNZ chair
Rob Hewett is the new chairman of AgriZeroNZ, replacing Sir Brian Roche.
Why farmers are using magnets to protect cows
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Tracy Brown wants the organisation to become “more connected and in tune” with farmers.