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Desperate plea after sudden deaths in rural areas
Federated Farmers pleads with workers to speak up after suspected suicides.
Jailed Crafar farms bidder defaults on mortgage
Jailed Crafar farms bidder Jack Chen has defaulted on the mortgage of his Auckland house.
Local Focus: Cattle disease likely to spread, say Hastings farmers
Cattle disease likely to spread further. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Cattle disease Mycoplasma Bovis found in North Island
Cattle disease Mycoplasma Bovis has been found in the North Island for the first time.
Cow disease found in North Island
The cow disease Mycoplasma bovis has been found in the North Island.
Strict new tests for NZ manuka honey exports
All NZ manuka honey for export will have to be tested as authentic under new MPI rules.
Tourism boom ripe for picking, says wine industry
Twenty-five per cent of international visitors take a trip to a vineyard
NZ officials on weatherwatch as dry conditions hit farmers
Below normal rainfall was expected for most of New Zealand for at least the next 10 days.
River Watch: Kiwi water testing weapon wins top award
Invention tests rivers for E. coli in real-time. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Businessman loses appeal for farming fraud
A registered valuer who tired to access a farming association's money has lost his appeal.
DairyNZ awarded $8.4m tech funding
DairyNZ has secured $8.4m in funding from the Government.
O'Connor says ag needs to focus on being the best
Damien O'Connor says it's time agribusiness focused on being the best.
Beef + Lamb explores 'alternative protein' options
Company to explore opportunities posed by plant-based, lab-grown and insect proteins.
What makes farming so special?
COMMENT: In fighting emissions, should agriculture get a better deal than others?
Katie Milne: New policies need warning and robust discussion
Farmers need certainty from government, not surprises and policy made on the hoof.
Pressure building on Fonterra's milk price
Dairy auction result fell for the fourth time in a row as production increases
Fonterra's spin makes me want to throw up
COMMENT: Fonterra's waterways plan requires a bucket, writes Rachel Stewart.
Affected farmer criticises handling of cattle disease
Culling of 5000 cattle on the infected farms in South Island has begun.
Fonterra's water quality charm offensive
Fonterra has launched a charm offensive show how it has upped its game.
How now brown cow? Cattle that captivated world
How are the three cows that became the 'faces' of the Kaikoura earthquake?
Business leaders, exporters and farmers upbeat about TPP deal
"This is a great outcome for not just the primary sector but all New Zealanders."
Animal welfare protest targets dairy industry
Animal rights group SAFE said many didn't know calves were taken away within 24 hours
Chicken without the chicken flying off the shelves
Chicken Free Chicken seeking investors.
Sister loses family spat over farming millions
Sister loses family spat over farming millions.
Rachel Stewart: BigAg must wake up to synthetic threat
COMMENT: Artificial milk and meat pose huge risk to farming industry.
4000 culled cows will be processed for food
An MPI veterinarian will assess the health of each animal prior to slaughter.
Exempt streams carry biggest pollution load
New study shows most pollution found in small streams not required to be fenced off.
Naked anti-wool push mystifies NZ farmers
Federated Farmers frustrated by actors who'd "rather go naked than wear wool".
Estate lawyers press judge for 'security costs'
Lawyers for those involved in an estate wrangle have made clear their bid for costs.
Fine and ban for failing to treat cow's eye injury
Waharoa man Billy Tui has been fined and banned from owning animals for five years.
Rich lister in estate sale court action
William Burgess has taken the executors of his mother's estate to court.