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Eggscellent news for poultry farm merger

Rasmusen's Poultry Farm's merger with two other egg farms has been approved.

Tractor involved in fatal farm accident near Maraekakaho

One person has died in a workplace accident near Hastings.

NZ properties remain frozen as Crafar Farms saga heads for retrial

The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has quashed the convictions and ordered a retrial.

Living legend of the skies: Whanganui pilot Ian Wakeling grounds himself

Ian Wakeling's journey is well documented in Anne Flutey's book This Kiwi Can Fly.

Tutor knows both sides of the farm fence

He left school at 15 and returned at 33 to teach students the basics of farming.

Live export trade review under wraps

Live export trade has been halted but Govt review into the trade is not ready for release.

Cattle export ship a sitting duck in typhoon

Two missing Kiwis working on capsized ship believed to be stockmen living in Australia.

'Giving life to a rotting corpse': Ruataniwha dam talk won't die despite aquifer pivot

'I will never take the dam off the table until I know that there is some other way.'

The plough will soon be turning

New season lambs are starting to fill the paddocks and survival rates are good.

Forestry hands down on profitability

Trees on the poorer 50 per cent of the farm outstripped sheep and beef on profitability.

Expert witnesses to meet before Horizons' plan change hearings

Horizons' One Plan submissions on nitrogen leaching will be heard in October.

Does Waikato have better odds for economic recovery?

If Waikato Inc is right about a W-shaped economic recovery, a steep drop is ahead.

Ella Jensen: Embracing tech to reduce the farming footprint

It is time to re-open a nation-wide dialogue on the use of genetic technologies.

Creaming it: Why 2020 has been good for sheep milk

2020 isn't a write off for all - for the new sheep milk industry, it's a cracker.

Seventy one years married - couple's strong partnership

Theo and Ivan Hape were married 71 years ago.

The Road Ahead: What's really happening in the engine room of NZ tourism

From Queenstown to Hokitika, Covid-19 has caused carnage.