'Don’t take it all on yourself': Hawke's Bay farmers struggling as economic and environmental setbacks collide
Tough economic conditions are compounding with the lasting impact of Cyclone Gabrielle.
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Cyclone Gabrielle thought to be reason for 'masses' of porcupinefish
'On my last trip, which consisted of 10 trawl tows, we caught 773 kilos of them.'
Struggling Synlait confirms farmer exodus
The company made the announcement while the NZ sharemarket was closed.
'Truly humbled': Jamie Mackay receives King's Birthday Honour
NZME host thought his mates were having him on when he made the Honours list.
Vincent Ashworth made Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to agriculture
Ashworth worked to improve farming practices in Ethiopia and Afghanistan.
Rural community well represented in King's Birthday Honours
Fans of The Country may also notice a familiar name from the field of broadcasting.
Farmer humbled by King's Birthday Honour
Sam Lewis has been dedicated to farming and associated businesses.
The rural women breaking the grass ceiling in the 1940s
Women’s Division of the Farmer’s Union became Women’s Division Federated Farmers in 1947.
What makes a good farmer and is there an urban/rural divide?
Do urban and rural groups have different ideas about good farmers?
25-year business sprouts from bathtub experiment
The McGraths started testing sprout-growing techniques in their garage bathtub.
Opinion: Hope from China as log prices drop
OPINION: Winter is coming, but thankfully the news isn’t all bleak.
'This is how pandemics start': Bird flu infects third US farm worker
New York Times: The worker is the first in this outbreak to have respiratory symptoms.
Eggbeaters and electric fences: Why Fieldays was my heyday - Glenn Dwight
Opinion: 7-year-old Glenn tried not to learn but Fieldays still taught him a thing or two.
NZ's brief caviar season under way
Salmon fish roe differs from the traditional delicacy of sturgeon fish caviar.
'A lot of knowledge being lost': Lack of wool education concerns experts
A lack of tertiary education is a huge concern for the wool sector.
What do Fonterra's farmer-owners think of its third quarter results?
Watchdog council eyes pressure on business performance in Q4 as price relativities narrow.
The Country: Christopher Luxon on Budget 2024
Christopher Luxon, Miles Hurrell, Hunter McGregor, Scott Duggan, Peter Nation.
Fonterra sets new season milk price forecast, reports strong Q3 performance
Current season milk price forecast narrows, earnings per share outlook lifted
Stihl Timbersports World Trophy winner Jack Jordan on The Country
Rowena Duncum, Julian Raine, Jack Jordan, Mark de Lautour, Jo Luxton, Phil Duncan.
The Country's Jamie Mackay up for Primary Industries Award
Mackay is nominated for Outstanding Contribution to New Zealand’s Primary Industry Award.
'Very excited': Planting project to boost Central Otago’s native biodiversity
Planting project at Central Otago’s Half Mile Recreation Reserve starts next month.
'Confusion': NZ wood processing sector grapples with new EU deforestation rules
'At the moment, there is a lot of confusion and uncertainty around what needs to be done.'
Farmers v politicians charity games results on The Country
Wayne Langford, Wayne McLaughlin, Kathrin Jankowiec, Stu Duncan, Stu Loe, Phil Duncan.
When rugby legend George Nēpia put farming before the game
Nēpia said while he loved New Zealand rugby, he needed finance for his farm.
Is NZ luring renewable energy projects from across the ditch?
Daniel Moroko says Tasmania and NZ will be hotspots for large renewable energy projects.
'Long-term game': Farmer works on how to 'winter better'
Kevin Hall has looked for ways to improve wintering facilities for his cows since 2008.
How farmers can bring birdsong back
A growing number of farmers in Canterbury are planting native trees on their land.
Woolworths customers provide $250K in cyclone relief funds
Region's farmers to benefit from a chunk of $250K grant from Woolworths
Mangatoitoi and Hereheretau to host Farming for Profit days.
Ngātapa's Mangatoitoi Station is the venue for Farming for Profit field day on Tuesday.
'Stainless steel cows': Is precision fermentation a threat to Kiwi farmers?
NZ labs could soon start mass-producing dairy-identical products without using cows.
EPA says hydrogen cyanamide 'safe to use' but growers face new rules
Kiwifruit growers are relieved they can keep using the controversial agri-chemical.
Bird flu at second farm as Melbourne farmers on high alert
Bird flu is highly contagious and can wipe out entire flocks of domestic poultry.
Shane Jones talks mining on The Country
Shane Jones, Samuel Whitelock, Dan Hodgen, Phil Ropiha, Toby Williams.
Riches in niches: Could cauliflower ice cream and tamarillo chocolate be our export future?
“The leadership in consumer marketing is happening at the edges, by the entrepreneurs.”