Chanelle Purser and Chelsea Millar talk social media and why it's important for farmers to tell their stories.

PGG Wrightson expects operating earnings to decline this year, snapping three years of growth.

Farmers in the Wairarapa are breaking new ground as they get under way with planting alternatives to their preferred pea crop. The

The Minister of Finance reviews the results of Jamie's unscientific pub poll on what he should do with his $1.8 billion surplus.

OPINION: The country's reliance on its rural sector for the export income that sustains our standard of living was re-emphasised in

Police are investigating the discovery of a hidden camera at a Waikato dairy farm.

Bad weather takes its toll on New Zealand milk production at a time when it should be hitting a seasonal peak.

For Labour, it is critical that we have an integrated across government plan to reduce emissions.

Groceries were cheaper in September, impacted by cheaper bananas, lamb and chicken.

Craig "Wiggy" Wiggins alerts The Country Early Edition's Dom George to the perils of the internet.

Are we losing our regional towns? Dom George investigates rural depopulation.

The decline is the first in five auctions.

Feral sheep are under threat but Wimbledon farmer Brian Hales is showcasing what these exotic breeds have to offer. Made with funding from NZ on Air

The Kiwi cat that thinks it is a sheep has gone global.

It's all very well to talk about the recent dairy upswing but what about some good news for sheep farmers?

Greenpeace has erected anti-Ruataniwha dam billboards around Hawke's Bay this week in a bid to "send the message that these elections

Federated Farmers president William Rolleston has stepped in as acting president of the World Farmers' Organisation.

Tatua Co-op dairy payout drops to $6.30 a kg, but is still well ahead of its larger competitors like Fonterra.

Shareholders have approved the second stage of a major South Canterbury irrigation scheme.

Westland Milk has confirmed its final payout to suppliers will be well below break-even and Fonterra's payout.

People who grow up on farms are less likely to suffer allergies in later life, a new study suggests. Women who grew up on farms

A Balclutha man who stabbed a sheep to death told the farmer he did it because he was hungry.

A slump in dairy and beef exports and higher than expected imports have left a $1.26 billion trade deficit...

The host of The Country, Jamie MacKay, promoted it as "The Great Water Quality Debate". He introduced the two protagonists using political

Irrigation New Zealand is slamming what they call publicity stunts by anti-farming lobby groups dead-set against the Ruataniwha Dam

It's the whole show in one go! Today The Country is brought to you by a Silver Fern Farms fight as Winston goes head to head with

Farmer confidence is improving, led by optimism returning to the dairy sector after two years of depressed prices.

We catch up with shearing royalty as the countdown continues to the World Shearing and Woolhandling Champs in Invercargill next February 9-11.

Mr Loe chats to The Country about the price of lamb for the coming season and the state of Springbok rugby.

Silver Fern Farms and Shanghai Maling have a few more nervous days to wait before they learn whether their joint venture proposal can go ahead.