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When blade shearing was king
Kem Ormond takes a look at what made the news back in the day.
Kem Ormond takes a look at what made the news back in the day.
Opinion: Farmers in Northland are feeling exhausted after the challenges of 2023.
PGG Wrightson's first-half result reflects tough times down on the farm.
'Agricultural subsidies need to be a central focus of Ministerial Conference discussions.'
You don’t get any more home grown than Tim and Esta Naylor’s range of jerseys.
Toa Henderson has now won three major North Island titles before the Golden Shears.
Two finalists up for the title from the Highland Games and fencing.
Jack Fagan has qualified in second place behind favourite Nathan Stratford.
Frank Sydenham Trust $100,000 Scholarship widens eligibility criteria.
Orepuki farmer Grant Lightfoot knew he was 'on to something' with Kiwi Eco Net.
Results from the Taumarunui and Āpiti Sport Shears.
Two finalists are up for the title, a shearer and a harness driver.
Industry alignment of growers and shareholders seen as major challenge ahead.
Pregnancy testing is underway for spring mated herds.
From llamas to clydesdales, creatures great and small are on show at the Taranaki farm.
Three finalists from the worlds of harness racing, shearing and timbersports.
Three finalists are up for the title, from ploughing, Timbersports and sheepdog trials.
'The difference between my first year of farming and today is like night and day.'
A Northland couple has been banned from dairy farming due to animal neglect.
"For apples, it's about double and for cherries, it's about a 50 per cent increase."
Southland shearer the favourite to win the PGG Wrightson Vetmed National Shearing Circuit.
Scientists have welcomed the EPA's new clarification of GMO-derived 'null segregants'.
'There's a lot saying how they’re hating going out into the orchard at the moment.'
Cow 569's story became a tale of survival from the lower North Island floods of 2004.
Five generations of the Gardyne family had been growing oats north of Gore since 1876.
Five events last weekend as hundreds hit the road heading for the 'Wimbledon of Shearing'.
LIC focused on implementing recommendations of an independent review.
Awards to celebrate the rural sports community during NZ Rural Games weekend.
Whole milk has become cool again — and a surprising demographic is driving sales.
'I can’t describe how relieved I was.'