'Really tough ask': Farmers react to Alliance's request for cash
It's the first time Alliance has asked farmers for capital in 32 years.
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Calls to review water rules to tackle dry creeks
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'Significantly higher': Farm salaries on the up
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Alliance asks farmer-shareholders for capital
Group chair says there's 'probably never a great time to ask for money from shareholders'.
'It's been a privilege': B+LNZ CEO Sam McIvor resigns
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Bailey bridge makes a huge difference for East Coast community
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The Waikato Hunt is in the dog house - in a good way
“Our kennels had been at their Fencourt Road location in Cambridge since 1968."
Gene genius: How gene technology is changing the future of food
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Meet dragline enthusiast Neil Fitzgerald
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Inside the rural factory keeping a village afloat, one pair of socks at a time
A woollen goods factory is defying the odds, in the process keeping a Kiwi village going.
What every pet owner should know
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Senior A&P figures hopeful of salvaging this year's NZ Ag Show
Last week, organisers cancelled the 2024 event, saying it wasn't financially viable.
Wilding pine work ‘will go backwards’ with reduced funding
“Wilding pines overwhelm our landscapes, kill native plants and force out native animals."
‘So privileged’: Family remember couple killed by rogue ram
The couple became great-grandparents for the fifth time four days after their deaths.
Fragments of bird flu virus discovered in US milk
New York Times: The milk poses virtually no risk to consumers, experts say.
The Country: The PM on Southeast Asia opportunities
Christopher Luxon, Chris Russell, Campbell Parker, Mark de Lautour.
NZ Ag Show - deal reached with Christchurch Council
'The A&P Show is such an important event for both the rural and local community.'
Exports up, imports down in March - so should we be happy?
Imports take a tumble, kiwifruit and apples get country out of deficit.
'Special couple' farewelled after West Auckland ram killings
They were described as much-loved parents, grandparents and great-grandparents.
Cattle killed after stock truck rolls in Central Hawke's Bay
Police say oil has been reported on the road.
Person found dead in Ram Paddock Rd, North Canterbury
The circumstances of the death are under investigation, WorkSafe comment has been sought.
Wapiti legal stoush: Forest & Bird butts heads with hunters
Fiordland Wapiti Foundation says it has responsibly managed the herd for decades.
'Rock bottom’: Recession-hit farming families relying on other jobs to survive
Meat and wool farmers: 'There’s a feeling now that this is about as bad as it can get.'
Farmers look to use their land in different ways
Brent Mountford is a sheep and beef farmer and keen conservationist.
Family-run farms are changing
More and more farmers and their wives are finding additional work off-farm.
'Big deal for rural NZ': More than year after flood, country’s largest wool cleaning plant re-opens near Napier
Seventy sparkies helped get the factory re-opened at the height of the rebuild.
Needle-sharp grass poses threat to farmers' livestock
'If you think you’ve found it, we want to know straight away.'