Saturated Waikato catchments vulnerable heading into a wet winter
There are new challenges to predicting the impact of rainfall events on our catchments.
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Fieldays excited for international visitors
The countdown to Fieldays is on as the annual event returns to its winter dates.
Winner wants to highlight horticulture as a career to other rangatahi
Grace Rehu takes out top Ahuwhenua young Māori growers award.
Fonterra spends US$10m on US biotech stake
Fonterra has taken a small stake in US biotech company Pendulum.
‘I’m lucky to move my hands’: Worker falls from bunker, goat farmer boss fined $75k
The man's injuries were so severe, he may never work again.
55 years of Fieldays. 'A pretty amazing milestone'
Fieldays are on again at Mystery Creek.
Mixed note for dairy prices to start new season
Whole milk powder prices dropped at the first GDT auction for the 2023/24 season.
Growers still waiting on Government assistance
The Government had promised an announcement for Hawke's Bay growers by early June.
King's Birthday Honours: Steve Wyn-Harris recognised for services to farming, rural communities
The Waipukurau dry-stock farmer and media identity receives an ONZM.
Shear triumph in World champs build-up
Two brothers from Hawke's Bay rule ahead of this month's Shearing World Championships
Some kiwifruit growers in financial strife after 'catastrophic' season
'Unbelievably bad' kiwifruit season has the industry experiencing huge pressures.
'A taste of blood' - Dogs maul retiree's pet sheep, neighbour fears for kids
Brutal night-time attacks by dogs have left six sheep dead in Tikitere, Rotorua.
A 2023/24 milk price of $8/kg will be a pinch for farmers
Fonterra's "mid-point" forecast of $8/kg will be close to break-even for farmers.
Govt considering fertiliser tax as time to price emissions runs low
It comes as time runs out on pricing scheme, Govt looks to other funding options.
Cobber challenge 2023: Celebrating hardworking herding dogs in Australasia
New Zealand's best shep dogs take on their Aussie counterparts
National Party leader to stop in Stratford
This Friday Taranaki farmers have the chance to have a cuppa with Christopher Luxon.
Fed Farmers hosting roadshow on 'waffley' RMA reform
There is concern about a loss of local control over decisions.
‘I hope you’ve got a decent lawyer’: Dairy farm row ends in employment dispute
The farm employee admitted to baiting his boss, but he was sacked unlawfully.
Fonterra: $100m in carbon credit costs could help pay for clean energy
Fonterra says it will be a decade before it will abandon coal altogether.
Farming after a cyclone can’t be the same as it always was
Opinion: This is not a dictate of ideology - it’s a reflection of trade realities.
Off to the saleyards for Argyll East's student farmers
The Argyll East School Farming Club has been going for many years.
Medallion Pet Foods' Farmer Exchange Programme takes the hassle out of dog tucker
Medallion Pet Foods in Waipukurau is one of the country’s oldest pet food plants.
Waikato secures another $2.8m to combat hill country erosion
Planting reinforces slopes and reduces the risk of soil erosion
Farmers to get off the farm and into learning
The field day takes place at the back of Stratford.
Rates debate: Fed Farmers unhappy with proposed increase
“Unlike many other submitters, we are actually asking you to do less."
Fieldays announces Innovation Awards 2023 finalists
Across the three categories, the organisers chose 49 finalists.
'Waiting and not knowing': Future still uncertain for fruit growers
Horticultural sector unhappy at being excluded from Government relief package.
Mayor fears impact of carbon farming on rural communities
"....it’s land that should never have been taken out of forestry in the first place".
Waikato farmer wins regional dairy women's award
Rachel Usmar is the DWN's Regional Leader of the Year 2023.
Call for trucking companies to do better as Moving Day nears
There have been three incidents of roadside dumping in the Matamata-Piako District.
Bay of Plenty waterways running dirty after erosion from rain
Multiple slips and erosion are washing sediment into local rivers and estuaries.
'Cruel and inexcusable': 70 cattle left to starve to death
A 52-year-old woman has been fined $6000 for wilfully neglecting the animals.
Former Young Farmer of the Year entrant left 29 cows to die of starvation
While he was not disqualified from farming, he was fined $32,500.
RBNZ says falling dairy prices, rising costs, are eating into farm profits
Increasing farm debt servicing costs also singled out as a concern.