Record $300k fine for dairy effluent a ‘wake-up call’
Farming company, company director and farm manager convicted and fined $305,900.
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Hundreds of Canterbury meatworkers anxiously waiting to find out if their jobs are safe.
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The Country: Todd McClay on trade deal with Emirates
Todd McClay, Kathryn Wright, Mark de Lautour, Jack Cocks, Chris Russell.
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Changes a compromise for long-time critic of the policy, Fisheries Minister Shane Jones.
The Country Fast Five: What makes Ian Evans proud to be a farmer
The Country has five questions to get to know rural New Zealand a little better.
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After a tumultuous decade, some new names have emerged as NZ's biggest dairy farmers.
The remote Southland village that will eventually disappear
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From city life to microgreens: How Mama Kali's Farm sprouted
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The Country: Fonterra boss Miles Hurrell on FY24 results
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Fonterra quiet on consumer business sale progress, more to come next week
Dairy co-operative reiterates it is not 'a natural owner' of consumer products business.
Fonterra posts strong $1.1 billion net profit
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NZ King Salmon half-year profit down
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Opinion: Why education needs investment in NZ
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The Country: Feds' Toby Williams on mental health
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Chefs showcase rescued food at KiwiHarvest celebration lunch
After saving 13 million kg of food, celebrity chefs cooked at the 13 Million Thanks event.
The 'eye-opening' trial soaking up the nasties from dairy cows' pee
'Would it grow? Would it take up nitrogen? And to our surprise, it did a fantastic job!'
Council offers in-principle support of plan to secure Gisborne water supply
Project Wai aims to develop water storage and distribution for horticulture and farming.
Jury duty: 85-year-old Ian is turning batteries into gold
Ian Jury, 85, recycles batteries, donating over $47,000 to Taranaki Rescue Helicopter.
Winter farming challenges with Sam Whitelock and Paul Walker
Two Farmstrong ambassadors shelter from the rain for a yarn about the winter slog.
Mark Cameron talks rural mental health on The Country
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Generation after generation – 90 years of Wattie's in Hawke's Bay celebrated
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Wet Southland spring 'takes its toll' on farmers and their animals
Some parts of the region reporting twice the monthly average of rainfall.
Fresh vege surplus challenges asparagus growers as season begins
Asparagus Growers Council thinks prices will come down as production ramps up.
Fonterra farmers will zero in on milk price in FY24 results this week
Plans for the sale of the consumer business are also in the market spotlight.
Soldier, farrier, bullock-wrangler: The untold story of Cecil Gordon Lee
Opinion: Cecil Gordon Lee's war photos resurface, revealing his role with bullocks in WWI.
'Ruthlessly chopped down': A plea for native trees in 1926
Ground cleared, natives removed and replaced with "trees much less beautiful" in 1926.
How seaweed aquaculture could revive NZ's towns and marine ecosystems
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The five commands every sheepdog owner should master
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Call to join B+LNZ's sheep poo study into facial eczema
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Marcus Musson: Spring has sprung but log prices haven't
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