Right time for Patersons' to enter Ballance Farm awards
Peer pressure motivated the Paterson family to enter the Ballance Farm Environment Awards
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Boosting skills ahead of competition anniversary
A dozen women took part in special Skills Day organised by Central Taranaki Young Farmers.
Fishing guru changes tack with new show
ITM Hook me up! is a new take on a kiwi fishing show.
Drakes hope Duck Day can fly high
Waipawa family eager to give back to Ronald McDonald House
New show format has something for everyone
More participation, more food, more entertainment - HB Royal Show has more action for all.
Fish for gold as the lake season opens
The new trout season gives anglers have the opportunity to win some big prizes
Rattle your dags to win lamb prize
It's time for farmers to take a look at their best lamb flocks.
2018 Zanda McDonald Award Shortlist Announced
Record number of applicants have been narrowed down to a shortlist of seven.
Ploughing fields in the old way
There will be a tinge of sadness at this Saturday's Takapau Ploughing Club Match.
Club shifts 2018 dog trials to this year
Te Aute club reschedules sheepdog trials to early November.
The hunt is on for New Zealand's best sausage
Sampling and judging of over 500 sausages to take place over the next two days.
Top talent strives for stardom
Talented amateur and professional equestrians will perform at Equidays 2017.
Climate change: Hundreds attend workshops
Climate change workshops throughout New Zealand attract 420 rural professionals.
World Shearing Champs make the cut for New Zealand Event Awards
2017 World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships in the running for best event.
Taste trail back after popular first year
Some of last year's favourites will return, plus a couple of new producers to try.
Leading dairy women sought
DWN is calling for nominations for their 2018 Dairy Community Leadership Award.
Event organiser keen to give-it-a-go
Plans to find the 2018 FMG Young Farmer of the Year champion are already underway.
Inspiring women wanted
Dairy Women's Network is putting the call out for the next inspiring industry leader
CHB Spring Fling heating up
With the CHB Spring Fling in town, sales for ticketed events are running hot.
World Shearing Championships short listed for Event Awards
World Shearing Championships and ILT Stadium Southland both up for awards.
Fieldays planning for 50th anniversary
New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays is preparing for the 50th anniversary event
Praise for rural award winner
Hamilton's Stacey Belton was named as the Farmax Emerging Rural Professional of the Year
Wanganui A&P show shelved for this year
The Wanganui A&P Show has been cancelled for this year and its future is in doubt.
Region's versatility highlighted at conference
Three region farms will be featured in a grasslands conference in Whanganui in November
Fieldays 2017 a great success
The iconic event saw 133,588 people through the gates - its highest visitor number yet.
Tricky to get Bloke woofing
If you think it is easy to make a farm dog woof on cue, you're barking up the wrong tree.
Bee Aware Month will highlight pollination benefits
Apiculture NZ running Bee Aware Month in September to help educate Kiwis about bees.
Trout fishing licences on sale now
The new fishing season begins in about six weeks on October 1.
Hundreds expected for book launch
The history of the Wilden settlement has been immortalised in print.
Last-minute steak entry wins for Graeme
A spur of the moment entry into Steak of Origin competition won gold and bronze for Graeme
Dannevirke swim meet a success
Fears the closure of Manawatu Gorge would seriously affect swim meet were unfounded
Country balls on the same weekend
The Maniototo ball is on the same day as the Teviot Valley Young Farmers' ball.