Drought spreads down NZ
The drought is working its way down the country, and with with no change predicted until at least mid-March, farmers from Northland to Southland are suffering.
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Mood grim on sheep and beef farms
Dry weather and the high kiwi dollar are causing "a deepening pessimism" to spread among sheep and beef farmers.
'Million-dollar rain' helps Hawke's Bay farms
"Million-dollar rain" was how Hawke's Bay Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills described yesterday's downpours which swept the region.
Stand-off over mutant calves continues
A battle between farmers and a genetics company over a hairy mutation in calves shows no signs of cooling down.
'Civil war' risk over mutant calves
A genetics company's refusal to pay compensation over calves who were born with a mutation could result in a "civil war" between farmers, says Federated Farmers.
Compulsory electronic cattle ID goes live Sunday
The controversial compulsory electronic tagging for all cattle finally goes live this weekend.
Farmers ask for 'balance' in pollution debate
Farmers are looking to "turn things on their head" by challenging environmental assumptions about their sector at a water forum tomorrow.
Fran O'Sullivan: TAF tiff raises valuable questions
In a hard-hitting public statement, Spierings described media comments by the Feds as "disappointing", "inaccurate" and "puzzling".