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'Last year they spent $1000 on a ram, this year they can only spend $800.'
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Trade agreement with Gulf Co-operation Council countries signed after 18 years
Todd McClay says it is the GCC's first agreement with a major agricultural country.
The Country: Shane Jones talks mining, and the US election
Wayne Langford, Shane Jones, Mike Casey, Chris Russell.
From trauma to teaching: How kids are changing farm safety
A former farmer says farm safety education should go up the family tree, rather than down.
Rural communities need more targeted mental health support - advocates
Rural communities face health inequities say advocates
New plan to get most of Northland's land use and manufacturing sector
Northland’s land use and manufacturing potential under spotlight in new initiative.
The town where kids bring their tractors to school
Bring a Tractor to School Day is a big event on the Darfield High School calendar.
Māori business leader Vanessa Hayes champions organic macadamia farming in NZ
Torere Macadamias leads New Zealand's industry growth with a 1000ha organic plan.
The PM ponders a CGT on The Country
Christopher Luxon, Jane Smith, Todd Clark, Blair Drysdale.
'A commitment': Meatworker's riverside restoration
Ross Hawthorne and a group of volunteers have already planted 4900 native seedlings.
More than $1m to be invested in battle against bronze beetle
Native beetle chews through growing fruitlets leaving apples unsuitable for harvesting.
Virtual reality forest simulations to help train recruits
Scion portfolio leader says the tool combines science, technology and gamification.
Kiwis fall short in transtasman shearing and woolhandling tests
Blades shearers hold up the Kiwis' end in transtasman tests but it's not enough.
Hort NZ chief executive Kate Scott on The Country
Phil Duncan, Kate Scott, Greg Menzies, Kyle Miller, Mark de Lautour, Adam Thompson.
No looking back for farmer who switched to regenerative agriculture
John Legg's been regenerative farming on his dairy farm near Lake Ellesmere for 5 years.
Gavin Mutch holds it together for Great Raihania Shears win
Mutch nabs the big shearing win at the Hawke’s Bay A&P Show.
‘Outstanding’: Huge coastal farm station on market for first time in 30 years
The station boasts dramatic views across Cook Strait to the Kaikōura Ranges.
'Wake-up call': How burnout helped this Tararua dairy farmer
Mike Burmeister says a burnout episode early in his career helped shape his thinking.
China's protein consumption has changed – Rabobank
Rabobank says protein exporters need to adapt to changing consumer trends in China.
'A new menace': The peach-stealing possums of 1939
"His ripening peaches were completely or partially eaten by nocturnal visitors."
Vege tips: Kem Ormond's proudest achievement this year
OPINION: Here's a little show-and-tell about how things are progressing in my garden.
'Thought I was invincible': The man who technically died on the rugby field
'If this had happened on the farm I wouldn’t have had a chance.'
Kiwi-made autonomous horticulture vehicle showcased in the US
Prospr is designed to carry out orchard and vineyard crop tasks more efficiently.
Growers ponder ways to make mushrooms more appealing
Mushroom delegates meet in Auckland this week to tackle the shrinking sector's issues.
Meteorologist says Hawke’s Bay is the place to be this weekend
As the A&P show wraps up attention turns to the rest of the long weekend.
The Country: Jamie Mackay in the USA
Chris Brandolino, Jamie Mackay, Stu Duncan, Stu Loe, Doug Laing, Toby Williams.
Afforestation rate affecting stock numbers: Beef + Lamb NZ
Beef + Lamb NZ warns the afforestation of 261,000ha of farmland is unsustainable.
Hawke's Bay's $1-billion-a-year industry: First study in a decade reveals growing impact
All it takes is a bit of sun to make a lot of industries in Hawke's Bay happy.
Zespri to hold new vote on expanding overseas kiwifruit production
It didn't work last time - but the global marketer claims significant support now.
Familiar faces claim the red ribbons at Gisborne show shears
Gisborne Shearing and Woolhandling Championships held at Poverty Bay on Saturday.
The Country: Todd McClay talks trade in Brazil
Todd McClay, Hamish Goatly, Eibhlin Lynch, Peter Newbold, Polly McGuckin, Chris Russell.
Kiwis chase elusive shears clean sweep in Australia
NZ chasing transtasman machine shearing, blades shearing, and woolhandling tests.
The new crop that's puzzling locals
Even seasoned horticulturalists don't recognise the young trees.
Government rug-pull postpones vote on Otago’s proposed land and water regional plan
The change left council members and farmers across Otago grappling with the implications.