Woolhandler follows dad's transtasman footsteps
John Kirkpatrick has shorn 14 transtasman tests, Now his daughter is in the team
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Māori farmers acknowledged at big night of awards in Hawke's Bay
Māori beef and lamb farms have been recognised for their mahi.
'Total package': Angus bull fetches $24,000
“We had a budget and we blew it, but it was the right bull for them.”
Great Raihania Shears win for Rowland Smith
Rowland Smith won the Great Raihania Shears open final at the Hawke’s Bay Show on Friday.
Allan Oldfield wins blade shearing open final at Rangiora
Eventful trip from Hutt Valley to North Canterbury worth it for blade shearing champ.
Shearing success for Hemi Braddick at Gisborne Champs
Results from Poverty Bay A and P Show’s Gisborne Shearing and Woolhandling Championships.
The action-packed festival of horses
There will be plenty of horsing around in Taupō next weekend with Equifest returning.
Transtasman shearing and woolhandling tests postponed due to Victoria floods
First transtasman shearing and woolhandling test matches in more than two years postponed.
Turakina farming company wins big at national awards
"It's great local restaurants can buy something farmed locally and of such high quality."
Bull breeder 'astounded' by record sale result
Rodney Dobson reckons his average price would be the highest of any dairy bull sale in NZ.
Another big weekend for shearing sports
Gisborne Shearing and Woolhandling Champs and Selwyn Show Shearing Champs this weekend.
Woolhandling double for Joel Henare at Waimate Spring Shears
Henare won the open final merino fleeces on Friday and the crossbred event on Saturday.
Event celebrates 50 years of deer farming science at Invermay
Invermay Agricultural Centre helping the deer industry aspire to become a $1b sector.
'Very humbled': Shane McManaway receives UCOL honour
McManaway was awarded for his contribution to Wairarapa's development.
Nathan Stratford off to a flying start at National Shearing Circuit
Stratford claims maximum points from the first round of the 2022-2023 series.
NZ Merino Shears: Cushla Abraham claims woolhandling title
New Zealand Merino Championships kicked off the shearing sports season on Friday.
Beef + Lamb NZ Award winners announced
The awards celebrate rural people, innovation, technologies and management systems.
Merino Shears kicks off season with impressive numbers
2022-2023 Shearing Sports NZ season in full swing after Covid-19 disruption.
Fieldays offers an inside look into the forestry and wood processing sector
The theme of "Wood – our low-carbon future" will feature at the Fieldays Forestry Hub.
NZ Century Farm awards postponed
Awards were first postponed in May due to Covid-19 and will now take place next year.
Organisers hope for 'bumper crop' of Farm Environment Awards entries
"Farmers are exceptionally modest but please think about entering."
Tractor converted to train nearly ready to go full steam ahead into Hastings Blossom parade
A tractor turned steam engine replica will feature in the Hastings Blossom Parade 2022
Finalists announced for 2023 Zanda McDonald Award
Three Kiwis and three Aussies announced as 2023 Zanda McDonald Award finalists.
Samson Te Whata heads First Nations Australia team at NZ Merino Champs
Australia-based Kiwi shearing legend Samson Te Whata will head the team.
Fieldays tickets now on sale
Same but different as Covid moves the annual event into the sunshine.
New Zealand woolhandling team places on the line at Merino Shears
Joel Henare has confirmed he is unavailable for the 2022-2023 series.
Northland butchers are at the cutting edge
Kaitaia butcher back into national comp after winning at world's
Transtasman dog trial training in Dannevirke
New Zealand team and their dogs prepare for battle with Australia late next month.
Opportunity grows at the Fieldays
Fieldays is set to showcase the depth and breadth of NZ's thriving food and fibre sector.
Tryphena Carter qualifies for National Ploughing Championships
The only woman competing in the South is encouraging more to take up ploughing.
NZ butchery team takes third place at world competition
Kiwis up against 12 other countries in a three-and-a-half-hour showdown in Sacramento.
Second time lucky for Waverley A&P's 100th show
The celebration is set for November after being cancelled last year due to Covid-19.