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![3km ride for help - with a broken neck](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
3km ride for help - with a broken neck
"I could feel every bloody bump on the road," said the farmer who broke his neck in a 4m fall - then mounted his quadbike and rode home.
![Liam Dann: One dirty pipe, so much damage](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Liam Dann: One dirty pipe, so much damage
"One dirty pipe. It might have done less damage if it had exploded," writes Liam Dann.
![Leaders demand rethink on shift of jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Leaders demand rethink on shift of jobs
Business leaders are calling for Minister Steven Joyce to review a decision by Agresearch to cut 85 jobs.
![Bruce Wills: ETS will penalise good farming](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bruce Wills: ETS will penalise good farming
While the primary sector has its challenges, science and agriculture must be given a chance to solve them
![Falling dollar and end of drought boost farmer optimism - survey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Falling dollar and end of drought boost farmer optimism - survey
The sharp drop in the value of the New Zealand dollar and a swift end to last summer's drought has significantly improved the outlook for farmers, says Rabobank.
![Fieldays show farmers upbeat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fieldays show farmers upbeat
Fieldays, New Zealand's largest agricultural fair, finished yesterday with 125,127 visitors attending the four-day event at Mystery Creek in the Waikato.
![Gatepost brainwave takes judges' fancy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gatepost brainwave takes judges' fancy
He's only 12, but Patrick Roskam has invented a helpful farming tool which has been given the tick of approval by a panel of business moguls and his idol, entrepreneur Sir William Gallagher.
![Logging on for a win](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Logging on for a win
Matamata sharemilker Fergus King showed off brute strength when he cleaned up in the wood-chopping heat of the Fieldays rural bachelor of the year competition.
![Sky's the limit in farm technology](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sky's the limit in farm technology
An aerial robot armed with live-feed cameras that can monitor farms while the owner is at home enjoying a cup of tea is being tipped as a gadget that could get city-slickers back to the country.
![Young boffin reveals secret: 'I just used ballcock, sinker and string'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Young boffin reveals secret: 'I just used ballcock, sinker and string'
The youngest competitor at this year's Fieldays innovation centre is hoping investors will get on board with his invention that stops birds contaminating water supplies in tanks.
![Global food in focus at Fieldays](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Global food in focus at Fieldays
Kiwi farmers' expertise could help solve the problem of how to feed the world's rapidly growing population in the years ahead, says the boss of agriculture show Fieldays.
![Sam Judd: New way for farmers to make money](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sam Judd: New way for farmers to make money
Environmental columnist Sam Judd checks out a new way for farmers to make money that will actually benefit the environment.
![Farmers cash in on high Fonterra shares](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Farmers cash in on high Fonterra shares
The allure of a high share price is proving too much for a growing number of Fonterra's farmers, with more choosing to sell up and move to competing cooperatives and dairy companies, says Fonterra's director of milk supply, Steve Murphy.
![Lush autumn pastures bring smiles all round](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Lush autumn pastures bring smiles all round
The rain is here and the grass is growing but some farmers will still be battling the effects of the worst drought in 30 years over the winter months.
![Dairy farm hit with $37k fine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dairy farm hit with $37k fine
An Opotiki dairy farm and its director have been fined $37,000 for discharging effluent from a pond and ordered to complete a dairy farm effluent management course.
![Rural depression 'almost cost me my life'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rural depression 'almost cost me my life'
Farmer David Hunt has spoken out about his battle with mental illness in a bid to raise awareness of the warning signs for depression in rural communities.
![Victim fights for farm bike safety](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Victim fights for farm bike safety
Emily Mott woke up feeling dizzy days after falling off a quad bike and hitting her head on a rock while working on a dairy farm near Dannevirke.
![Sandra Kyle and Lynley Tulloch: Factory farms an assault on humanity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sandra Kyle and Lynley Tulloch: Factory farms an assault on humanity
Today, more than 70 billion animals are raised and killed for food worldwide annually, the majority in factory farms.
![Crafar owner searching for new deals](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Crafar owner searching for new deals
Chinese billionaire Jiang Zhaobai, who now owns the Crafar dairy farming empire, is back in New Zealand forging a relationship with Maori.