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"Public grass parks in Napier have suffered badly this season from ravages of grass grub."
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Feral goats, pigs, deer and other wild animals are costing farmers at least $13m a year.
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'Kamikaze killing mode': More than 30 sheep killed by roaming dogs
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The Country: Sir David Carter on the Christchurch Show
Sir David Carter, Jane Smith, Emma Higgins, Chris Russell, Mark de Lautour.
'Really great timing': New China deer velvet deal a relief for industry
New Zealand exports about $70 million worth of velvet to China each year.
The Country Fast Five: Meet Jesse Van Kekem
The Country has five questions to get to know rural New Zealand a little better.
Schoolboys' orchard invention: 'There’s nothing out there like it'
Liam Fisher and his mates showed off the Ag Beam Lifter at Fieldays this year.
Vintage tractors as far as the eye can see
One of the largest displays of vintage farm machinery in the Southern Hemisphere.
Miles Hurrell on expanding Fonterra's Studholme dairy factory
Miles Hurrell, Nicola Willis, Mark Leslie, Siobhan Lynch, Ray Smith.
Farmers v foresters amid allegations of stock shooting, poor pest management
Landowners hope forestry companies will step up after allegations aired at public meeting.
Regional emissions fall: Cyclone Gabrielle and other factors at play
Hawke’s Bay was one of the 13 regions where emissions fell last year.
'Hard one to control': Illegal wood chopping along Marlborough river
Firewood is believed to be the main motivator for the rise in wood chopping.
The Country: Todd McClay talks trade opportunities in India
Todd McClay, Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Dansy Coppell, Craig Hickman, Jamie Mackay.
Opinion: Seine Olympic water woes and NZ's wastewater infrastructure
OPINION: Expensive work on wastewater infrastructure can result in closed beaches.
Sustainable land use initiative tracking well
Partnership between the Government, the council and landowners pays dividends.
Plea for surplus hemp byproduct to be used as animal feed
A hemp company says it’s dumping tonnes of a byproduct that could be used as animal feed.
Opinion: How DNA data can impact dairy farming
OPINION: Genomic data is central to unlocking a more efficient national herd.
Taranaki Ayrshire Club season results
The dinner celebrates members' success over the 2023-2024 season.
Globetrotting envoy Hamish Marr showcasing farming overseas and at home
Marr farms with brother Stuart and father Graham on the south side of the Rakaia River.
Feds' Toby Williams talks farming and pine trees on The Country
Toby Williams, David Seymour, Duncan Humm, Phil Duncan.
Rissington royalty: All Blacks legend to become farmer in tiny community
After 153 caps, Sam Whitelock's found a job to keep himself busy for the next '30 years'.
Pāmu posts $26m full-year loss
The loss for the 12 months to the end of June compares with a $9m loss the year before.
Pig farmers donate pork to Kiwis doing it tough
NZPork marks its 50th anniversary by donating meat from 50 pigs to Meat the Need.
Velvetleaf still poses a risk to farms - FAR
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'Favourable impressions': Praise for land girls in 1942
Different aspects of rural women's lives made the papers back in the day.
To shear, or not to shear: Farmers look into self-shedding sheep
“By 2017/2018 it was clear from our figures that wool prices were dropping off sharply."
What does it take to be the young butcher of the year?
Competitor skills have increased as more young butchers vie for the nation’s top award.