Govt’s new $2000 broadband installation grant for rural homes - Starlink will be eligible
New $15m scheme will cover about 7500 remote households.
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Fonterra’s Miles Hurrell ‘not too concerned’ about China
Demand for dairy in China has declined over the last year or so.
‘Strong’ level of enquiries from serious customers as Fieldays opens.
17,000 visitors through the gates despite wet and blustery first day
Woman suffers horrific farm accident - how she helped save herself
The woman lost her legs and one arm in the horrendous incident.
Danone flicks the switch on $30m biomass boiler for Balclutha dairy plant
Group says it is NZ’s first dairy spray drying plant powered exclusively by biomass fuel.
Fieldays Kitchen 2022 to highlight New Zealand produce
Seven Kiwi chefs are set to cook up a storm at the Fieldays Kitchen.
Regional council secures WRA funding for projects to benefit rivers
Funding helps river projects involving landowners, iwi and community groups.
Simon Wilson: National’s approach to climate is a massive failure for farmers
National's complaints about the Government's farm policies show very poor leadership.
Editorial: Fonterra at the crossroads but no let-up for consumers
Editorial: Looking at the future of dairy throws up good and bad outcomes.
Ex-Fonterra '$43m man' to head European livestock feed company
Theo Spierings swaps consultancy for fulltime job in Netherlands.
Kerry Worsnop: Spare the rod, stop spoiling the milk
OPINION: Most vulnerable farmers in the world have managed to be among the best.
Researchers fear effects of milk from hemp-fed cows
Concern over use of cannabis-based feeds in countries where it has been legalised.
Canterbury A&P Show a ‘huge success’ after 115,000 turn out
Numbers exceeded expectations despite the cooler temperatures.
Fieldays Innovation Award panel selects 65 finalists
Finalists were chosen across three categories: Prototype, Early-stage and Growth and Scale
Fieldays health and wellbeing hub to triple in size
Due to demand, the Fieldays society increased the size of the health hub at the event.
Milk Wars: Dairy farmer takes Fonterra back to court over milk collection
Philip Woolley was dumping thousands of litres of milk daily while under a court order.
'Massive concern': Farm near Napier bought by Austrian company for forestry conversion
Overseas Investment Office gives approval for the purchase near Puketapu.
Lone Ranger: Farmer appeals against conviction after horse killed on highway saying it ‘wasn’t a crime’
Farmer Luke King says the police and justice systems have been against him on all fronts.
Rockit apples branching out to South Island
Hastings is Rockit's home and that won't change.
'Embarrassing': Groundswell protest crowd size criticised
Almost 60 convoys were planned around NZ to protest against farm emissions pricing plan.
How a National MP went to war for her son - and how it cost her her job
Email that cost MP her portfolio came from inside the agency she wanted investigated.
Steven Joyce: Can't see the food for the trees
Govt's bid to trim emissions will hit Kiwi farmers — but won't reduce climate change.
Horizons helping farmers to understand changing regulations
Farmers may not know the impact the reforms will have on them, a Horizons advisor says.
Groundswell to mount tractor protest to emissions plan
Groundswell NZ calls emissions plan an 'assault on food production and rural communities'.
Explainer: What's changed? Why the rural uproar over farm emissions pricing scheme
There are only two areas of major difference but they might well be chasms.
Claire Trevett: Pickle for National as emissions plan reaches farm gates
Will the farms tax end the hopes of political consensus on climate change?
Explained: How the Govt wants to price farm emissions
After decades of debate, farmers will be priced for emissions from 2025. How will it work?
'Rip the guts out': Fed farmers condemns Govt's rural emission plan
Govt says it is largely based on sector's own suggestions with some 'tweaks'.
Is Northland grown seaweed the key to cutting methane?
Cow burps create a large amount of our greenhouse gas emissions, can seaweed stop it?
Gloriavale wins milk battle - on condition no child labour used on farms
Milk giant stopped milk collection from farms after child labour allegations.
Problems loom as soggy ground delays crop planting in Bay
Sunny Hawke's Bay reputation takes a dive as soggy ground creates trouble.