Dargaville records lowest annual rainfall as dry spell continues
Record dry weather recorded in parts of Northland, but growers cheer no heavy rain.
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The New Year's races in the 1800s
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From dairy farm to café: Couple's organic cheese success
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Vege tips: Welcoming bees and insects to your garden
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'What a feast we had': A 1930s farming Christmas
"After tea, we had a concert and all declared that it was the merriest we had ever seen."
'We are trying to farm worms': Farmer fighting his way out of drench resistance 'disaster'
Farmer says he’s not just farming sheep any more, he’s “trying to farm worms”.
Vege tips: It's going to be a hot one – lettuce not fry
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GP finds his 'happy place' in avocado orchard
Tauranga GP Dr Andrew Corin balances work with avocado farming and creative writing.
Boozy Christmas farm theft leads to comedy of errors in 1923
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'You have to adapt to survive': Pollination keeps beekeeper afloat
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Vege tips: What to do with too much produce
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Vintage treasures await at Geraldine's car and machinery museum
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Farmer, soldier, vet: The man behind Comley Green
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Sir John Key wraps the year on The Country
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Doors opening for women in farming
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'Oh heck': Farmer says quad bike accident was a wake-up call
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Warning after Irishman electrocuted in ‘freak accident’ on NZ farm
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Why this forestry project is a 'win-win for animals and farmers'
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The Country: Wayne Langford wraps the year
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'Incredibly rewarding': Dairy farmer's Calf Club changing young lives
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Meet the 13-year-old aiming to build a major NZ sheep stud
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'No signs' of avian influenza outside of Otago farm - MPI
"We remain confident that we are on the right track to stamping out H7N6."
The Country: The PM's ag person of the year
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Dairy prices drop for Christmas
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The Country: Who is Shane Jones’ ag person of the year?
Shane Jones, Cameron Bagrie, Mark de Lautour, John McOviney.