Tractor pulling popular at Fieldays
Tractor pulling in the mud and slush on the purpose built track at national Fieldays
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Shearing: Jack Fagan wins French title
Te Kuiti shearer wins big in Europe, shearing 20 sheep in just over 12 minutes.
Record entries for annual dog trials
Four Wanganui centre competitors figured in the annual dog trials at Hawera
Blood, sweat and shears: An interview with Rowland Smith
A chat with shearing legend Rowland Smith.
Fieldays Innovations: Electric fence activator system
Judges on new electric fence activator system "it's a wonder it hasn't been done before"
Listen: FMG Young Farmer of the Year Nigel Woodhead
Jamie talks to Milton sheep & beef farmer and FMG Young Farmer of the Year Nigel Woodhead.
Young Farmer win 'still sinking in'
Nigel Woodhead says winning the title is "a dream come true."
New Zealand beats England in shearing test
New Zealand shearing team dominated the Lakeland Shears in the North of England.
Young Farmer success for CHB contestant bittersweet
Hamish Best of Central Hawke's Bay is runner-up FMG Young Farmer of the Year.
FMG Young Farmer of the Year: Final results
Milton farmer Nigel Woodhead is the first Otago winner in competition's 49-year history
Sheep Industry Awards: Family's vision vindicated
Supplier of the Year Award winner says they did it through determination and development.
Waikato young farmers take on national challenge
Rural debaters line up for national honours as Palmerston North final looms
Listen: FMG Young Farmer Grand Final Day Two update
Rowena Duncum reports from Day Two of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final.
Waikite farm takes prize at NZ awards
Second Beef and Lamb award in as many years for the Waikite Valley based Waikite Stud.
Retired breeder's quantum leap honoured
Retired Romney breeder Tony Parker was commended at the Beef + Lamb Sheep Industry Awards.
Young Farmer decider on this weekend
The biggest week of the year is underway as all roads lead to the Manawatu
Nothing stops the shearing - not even the rugby
Best of British take on NZ World shearing champions in the North of England this weekend.
Listen: Beef and Lamb Industry award winner Hayden Peter
Emerging Talent Award winner Hayden Peter catches up with Dom George.
Young Farmer of the Year venue gears up
Massive event estimated to bring million-dollar benefit to the region.
A new way of transporting calves
Farmer Kim Caldwell thought there must be a better way to move calves - and there is.
Zanda McDonald Award applications open for 2018
Search is on for talented young Kiwi and Aussie agri-leaders for the Zanda McDonald Award
Three-way tie for Upper North Island Butcher of the Year
Upper North Island butchers set the bar extremely high over the weekend.
Student inventors hot on De-Fence
A team of St Paul's Collegiate students won the 'Young Inventor of the Year' prize
Te Awamutu Primary champion tractor pullers
Te Awamutu Primary School has taken out the Fieldays Tractor Pull competition
Pirongia bachelor entrant happy with efforts
Kenneth Veen may not be the Rural Bachelor of the Year but he walked away with head high.
Watch: How to Dad let loose at Fieldays
ASB let How to Dad loose at Fieldays - what could possibly go wrong?
Joint membership starts
Federated Farmers hopes a deal with NZ Young Farmers will bring new blood to the group.
Beef + Lamb award finalists both from Hawke's Bay
A Hawke's Bay local stock trader and a CHB farmer have been shortlisted for the same award
Health on show at Fieldays
Bras, mannequins and lemons resembling breasts were just some of the displays at Fieldays
Listen: Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year Matt McAtamney
Congratulations Matthew McAtamney - 2017 Fieldays Bachelor of the Year. Swoon!
Primary products exports forecast to grow
Primary sector exports are forecast to grow to $41.6 billion in the year to June 2018
Hawke's Bay nails it at fencing champs
Hawke's Bay has scored a near clean sweep at the national farm fencing champs at Fieldays.
Record numbers for Fieldays 2017
Tens of thousands flocked to Mystery Creek for the annual farming extravaganza.
Meet the Rural Bachelor of the Year
The 27-year-old is a deer and beef farm manager from Fairlie.