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DairyNZ: Methane target not achievable

DairyNZ says an unrealistic methane target is setting farmers up to fail.

Rebecca Howard: What's the cost to dairy of going green?

COMMENT: Fonterra, Synlait and A2 Milk face various cost impacts.

Dutch company's methane blocker hits NZ roadblock

Dutch company says it's hit a roadblock trying to get its methane inhibitor to NZ farmers.

What a hard Brexit could mean for NZ's trade with UK

The rise of Boris Johnson has added more uncertainty to the mix for trade with Britain.

Zero Carbon bill would significantly dig into farmer profits, MPs told

DairyNZ say the Zero Carbon bill would slash dairy farmers' profits by up to 40 per cent.

At $10k this pooch is in a league of his own

The first thing he did was lift his leg on his new owner's gumboot.

Winston Peters: 'I haven't let anyone shaft the farmers'

Winston Peters on why saying "Choina" isn't as bad as the Greens ad targeting Bridges.

179 infected farms, 108,000 lost cattle: The cost of a disease

Chances of wiping out cattle disease M. bovis looking good - so far.

Pine trees cast shadow of death over NZ native plants and animals

'When we allow our precious land resource to be taken over by pines, what does NZ have?'

How cow pee insights could help NZ tackle emissions

Cow pee patches hide the secret to tackling a chunk of NZ's greenhouse gas emissions.

O'Leary's high-tech cowshed shows confidence in dairy's future

New O'Leary milking shed is a $1.5 million investment in the future.

Rachel Stewart: Dinosaurs keep hawking past as Godzone's future

COMMENT: A clear vision of agriculture in NZ will not be forthcoming from usual suspects.

Get ready to scramble for eggs: supplier warns of shortage and price hikes

The country's largest food and beverage wholesaler is warning of an egg shortage.

Crushed to death: Probe launched after farm accident

The person died in the incident near Timaru yesterday

Rotten reality: Apples still on trees in July a reminder of Hawke's Bay picking struggles

Three years in a row there's been a shortage of pickers. So how do we solve it?

Third time unlucky: Same flock of sheep attacked by another two dogs

Third sheep attack at Equestrian Park leaves farmer angry and upset.