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Kiwi sets world shearing record in historic South Africa feat
Copp and Tienie du Plessis tallied 970 at Teebus Waters, near Steynsburg.

'Cherished': Taupō farm vehicle victim described as 'beautiful pou'
A long-time friend said they are 'extremely broken'.

'Quite a lot at times': Farming with a toddler in tow
'If you're drafting, you have to keep one eye on him and one eye on the sheep.'

The Country: Warwick Catto on the Ballance Farm Environment Awards
Phil Duncan, Cameron Bagrie, Lindy Nelson, and Warwick Catto.

Wairarapa farmer’s DIY lake brings ‘peace of mind’
Man-made lake provides water storage for farm and a recreational asset for the community.

Brent Mountford on farming the land he grew up on
Couple's dream was to come back home, farm, and return the land to its original form.

'We’re a cautious country': What's stopping NZ's food innovation?
Opinion: NZ has everything it needs to be a global food powerhouse. So what's the hold-up?

Easter feasting has nothing on this farmer's appetite
By one o’clock, what a man needs is viscera, innards, guts, offal.

'Talking point': 1930 Ford pick-up turns heads at farmers' markets
A Coast & Country story about a Ford pick-up.

Experiments in aerial topdressing in 1949
"The aircraft which had arrived in New Zealand would be assembled shortly."

Marcus Musson: No tariffs for timber but NZ forestry not out of the woods
OPINION: The tariff roulette wheel has been spinning furiously for the past few weeks.

Can NZ become a food innovation powerhouse?
Opinion: "I think there’s some exciting opportunities happening in New Zealand now."

'Really excited': Waikato farming family's hazelnut success
The Scott family ran a small beef operation but felt they needed to diversify.

The great feijoa divide: NZ's enduring love/hate relationship
Opinion: Like it or loathe it, the feijoa is here — and it’s not going anywhere.

The big benefit of tree planting on Hawke's Bay farms
“It’s not just theory, it’s happening, on farms and hillsides across Hawke’s Bay."

MPI probe into salmon farm mortality rates
SAFE claims intensive fish farming breaches the Animal Welfare Act.

Jack Fagan joins NZ shearing tour team
Jack Fagan will compete, as Mark Grainger can't leave his drought-stricken farm.

'Each one had their own story': Author explores WWII experiences
'Don’t know what you don’t know until you go digging': Dannevirke man's historic journey.

Grape growers take steps to minimise carbon footprint
The report looked at soil, water, waste, climate change, plant protection and people.

Prices rise 1.6% in latest GDT auction
Prices rose 1.6% in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction overnight.

Vietnam ‘a real star’ for three NZ fruits - which ones are next?
New Zealand earned $172m from horticultural exports to Vietnam in 2024.