Significant rainfall sees district council lifting restrictions and farmers smiling.

Some say the Government's water-quality proposals are not ambitious enough, but others - including farmers - are cautiously optimistic.

Farmers needed serious rain - up to 100mm - but there was none on the horizon and soil moisture levels across Northland were extremely low.

While the eastern region swelters in one of the most rain-deprived Januaries in more than a century, some western areas have been drenched.

Northland farmers are facing drier than normal conditions.

Almost a third of Northland dairy farms are significantly non-compliant when it comes to effluent discharges and the region's top

A fifth of share milkers who responded to a Federated Farmers survey said they were coming under pressure from their bank on their

More than a third of Kiwi farmers have been a victim of theft in the last two years, a recent survey has revealed.

Rabobank's Northern South Island Regional Manager talks about the impact of the recent earthquakes on farming in the North Canterbury and Marlborough regions.

Summer likely to be wetter than average according to long-term Niwa forecast.

Waikato farmers say if Donald Trump scuttles the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement it will be a setback. But, they believe any US withdrawal from free trade may ultimately open up opportunities for Kiwi exporters. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Federated Farmers is urging farmers to tackle the issue of methamphetamine in the workplace. Experts say new Health and Safety regulations mean employers are now legally obligated to take steps to mitigate the risk. Made with funding from NZ On AIr

Fed Farmers Dairy Chair Andrew Hoggard is in Holland at the World Dairy Summit. He found he had to correct the European perception of kiwi farming.

Malcolm Bailey and Ian Farrelly to step down from the Fonterra board. First NZ Capital's Scott St John appointed as an independent director.

Salvation Army recommends tightening immigration rules further beyond last week's Government decisions to raise the point system.

It used to be the thing of the old Western movies where the rancher combating rustlers stealing his stock. But similar scenarios are

Police are investigating the discovery of a hidden camera at a Waikato dairy farm.

The business community has mixed reactions towards a greener and more anti-dam stance on the Hawke's Bay Regional Council. Hawke's

Feral sheep are under threat but Wimbledon farmer Brian Hales is showcasing what these exotic breeds have to offer. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Federated Farmers president William Rolleston has stepped in as acting president of the World Farmers' Organisation.

The Country has an exclusive for you from Steve Hollander and Tim Myers. They're here to announce the details of the inaugural Norwood

Harmful farming practices are being pointed to as a cause of the "disgusting" state of Hawke's Bay's rivers. Although the Hawke's

Farmers have seen two successive seasons of sub-par milk prices and the signs so far have pointed to a third.

Federated Farmers Chair Andrew Hoggard is keeping a lid on his GDT excitement.

The President of Federated Farmers comments on 1984, weather challenges, the OCR, next week's GDT and kiwifruit export issues in China.

Farmers' confidence improved a little since January but remains weak, with commodity and farmgate prices the biggest concern,

Chris Lewis, Federated Farmers Waikato Provincial President discusses the alarming rate of drugs on farms with The Country Early Edition's Dom George.

Andrew Hoggard: Federated Farmers Dairy Chairman speaks to Dom from their annual conference in Wellington; what are the implications of Brexit on dairy and is the industry slowly beginning to head in the right direction?

Farmers Dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard says dairy farmers need to ask themselves what a smart level of debt is given the risk profile for the next decade.

Dry stock farmers' salaries have grown strongly in the past year, according to Federated Farmers and Rabobank's 2015-16 employee remuneration report.