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Bootcamp evening for Horowhenua farmers
The Rural Innovation Lab is coming back to the Horowhenua this week.
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"Within three days he got his eye contact back". Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Darren Sutton: Don't blow the budget
This season we have the opportunity to make financial progress on farm.
Audrey Young: Climate change shift enhances Simon Bridges' leadership
COMMENT: In subterranean battle between Simon Bridges and Judith Collins, Bridges won.
100 years of farming at Tutira: How a pioneering family thrived
"Now the region is full of farms and makes the place what it is."
Editorial: Why are farmers treated differently?
Is there one rule for farmers and another for local government?
Government urged to appoint Rural Health Commissioner
Rural doctor says rural people are not getting the same level of healthcare as city folk.
Lamb and calf day is back at showgrounds
Dannevirke's Lamb and Calf day is back after a break in 2018 due to the M.Bovis threat.
Kea strikes cause 6cm wounds on sheep
Kea have long been known to prey on sheep in the high country.
Calves back at school for calf day
With nearly 40 entries Ruahine School celebrated the return of Lamb and Calf Day.
Farming partners plan to adapt
Two-month business planning programme equips farming partnerships to set a future path.
Ron Frew: Freshwater proposals are much pain for minimal gain
Comment: Potential for social and economic distress on a scale not seen since the 1930s.
Liam Dann: Farmers riding to NZ's economic rescue ... again
COMMENT: Commodity prices are likely to keep NZ ahead of the pack as global economy slows.
Simon Wilson: the good and not-so-much of the new methane emissions rules
Comment: Always expect more from Government, never rely on it.
Audrey Young: Is that purring coming from the Beehive?
James Shaw's patience pays off handsomely, writes Audrey Young.
PM the apple of farmers' eye at Hawke's Bay show after emissions move
Arrival came on day Government decided farmers won't be taxed on emissions until 2025.
Ardern: Farmers dodging ETS 'absolutely not' a Govt backdown
Farmers full of praise for the Govt's new initiative – environmentalists, not so much.
The Feds Say: It's a lot of stick and no carrot for us
We're holding a meeting to discuss the tsunami of regulations.
Dairy: Three key areas to heat detection
Sometimes a team approach is the best way to tell if a cow is on heat.
Stortford Lodge: 200 cattle and 1800 sheep offered
A Wairarapa buyer paid $2105 for a pen of 29 four-year-old angus cows.
Royal NZ Show: Where there's wool there's a way
Passion for natural fibre remains as strong as ever, even if not reflected in the price.
Comment: Does under-milking really cause mastitis?
Many farmers have developed strategies that are good for udder health.
Record fine: Headaches and vomiting from dairy company smell
Waikato's Open Country Dairy's offending on residents was "profound" and "serious".
Darren Sutton: Pasture — use it or lose it!
Your management ability can influence a large part of milking season.
NGO principles echo farmer perspectives over regulations
More than 3000 sheep and beef farmers have attended dozens of freshwater meetings.
Simon Yarrow: Time is right to target UK and Ireland agritech markets
Comment: Agritech exports of around $1.5 billion a year but flat for past decade.
In vitro foal makes breeding history
New Zealand's first foal produced by an in vitro fertility treatment.
Exotic sheep shearing to feature at farm open day
Wimbledon farm holds some of the most ancient breeds of sheep.
Freshwater reforms show a better world is possible
COMMENT: Combined initiatives could achieve something greater than the sum of their parts.
Stortford Lodge: First new-season lambs fetch up to $165
Homebred angus yearling bulls also a highlight.
The Feds say: Landscape zones risk harming farms
Rules that prevent rural production are not acceptable, writes Rhea Dasent.
Bay firm launches online stock market
Farmers can even auction stock while on an overseas holiday.
Sam McIvor: Freshwater proposals need to be fairer to farmers
Comment: Proposals will penalise farming systems with the lightest environmental touch.