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![Christchurch quake: Power, weather fears grow for farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Christchurch quake: Power, weather fears grow for farmers
Looming bad weather and a fear that electricity may be out for days is worrying Canterbury farmers in the wake of this morning's quake.
![How fibre will fuel farm of the future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
How fibre will fuel farm of the future
Federated Farmers says fast, reliable broadband access is necessary if agri-business is to reach its productive potential. Simon Hendery reports.
![Farmers say Jetstar border plan 'short-sighted'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Farmers say Jetstar border plan 'short-sighted'
Jetstar's calls to scrap immigration checks on the Tasman have sparked biosecurity fears from Federated Farmers.
![Sheep and beef farms 'on way to extinction'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Sheep and beef farms 'on way to extinction'
Sheep and beef farming could all but disappear in New Zealand if "structural issues" causing profits to drop are allowed to continue, says Federated Farmers.
![The rise and fall, and rise and fall of Norgate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
The rise and fall, and rise and fall of Norgate
The qualities that helped Craig Norgate reshape New Zealand's rural landscape have contributed to his undoing.
![Govt rejects calls to copy Australia in ETS delay](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Govt rejects calls to copy Australia in ETS delay
The Australian govt is shelving plans to start its ETS for at least three years, but the NZ Government says it has no plans to delay the scheme here.
![<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Fear-mongering doesn't compute](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
<i>Fran O'Sullivan</i>: Fear-mongering doesn't compute
Fran O'Sullivan notes a contradiction emerging in the utterings of Fonterra on the one hand, and Federated Farmers on the other.