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Winston Aldworth: How is botulism tourism's problem?
We're a funny old country. When the dairy farming industry damn near ruins the nation's international image and our ability to sell anything overseas, who do we punish? The tourism sector, of course!
UK paper rubbishes '100% Pure' claim
British news website Daily Mail Online says New Zealand's claims to be clean and green are "pure manure".
Fonterra chief apologises
Fonterra's chief apologised to consumers and the New Zealand public at a press conference today, saying all contaminated stock had been contained.
Leaders demand rethink on shift of jobs
Business leaders are calling for Minister Steven Joyce to review a decision by Agresearch to cut 85 jobs.
Bruce Wills: ETS will penalise good farming
While the primary sector has its challenges, science and agriculture must be given a chance to solve them
Wild West opening up to tourism
"I see tourists regularly and they ask is there somewhere to eat and sleep?" Ken Turner's planned eco tourism venture would've been impossible earlier.
Global food in focus at Fieldays
Kiwi farmers' expertise could help solve the problem of how to feed the world's rapidly growing population in the years ahead, says the boss of agriculture show Fieldays.
Sam Judd: New way for farmers to make money
Environmental columnist Sam Judd checks out a new way for farmers to make money that will actually benefit the environment.
Farmers cash in on high Fonterra shares
The allure of a high share price is proving too much for a growing number of Fonterra's farmers, with more choosing to sell up and move to competing cooperatives and dairy companies, says Fonterra's director of milk supply, Steve Murphy.
Rural depression 'almost cost me my life'
Farmer David Hunt has spoken out about his battle with mental illness in a bid to raise awareness of the warning signs for depression in rural communities.
Crafar owner searching for new deals
Chinese billionaire Jiang Zhaobai, who now owns the Crafar dairy farming empire, is back in New Zealand forging a relationship with Maori.
Ben Dalton: Maori land bursting with farm potential
Primary industries generate over 70 per cent of New Zealand's merchandise exports.
Life on the farm: high pay, low costs
The average farming wage is higher than for the country as a whole and living costs in rural areas are lower.
Miraka - it's Maori for milk
Maori-controlled, with a Vietnamese connection, one of the country's newest dairy companies does things a little bit differently from the big boys, discovers Jamie Gray.
Live Chat replay: Fed Farmers Bruce Wills
Join us at noon today for a live chat with Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills. You can send in your questions now.
Farms prices tipped to hold steady
New data out shortly could show if the severe drought is having an effect on farm sales but one expert believes farmers' general spending will be hit harder than volumes or prices of property deals.
Dairying leads export price surge
Led by dairy products, prices for export commodities surged last month - and this time the rise in world prices was not eaten up by a higher exchange rate.
Big dry's ravages getting worse
Farmers throughout the North Island continue to hope for rain as the big dry bites hard, making conditions for some worse than the 2008 drought.