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Low farm prices stall economy

Accidents claim 17 lives in bad year on the farm

Rise in farm deaths 'bitterly disappointing'

Last year was a 'bitterly disappointing' year for farmers, with the number of deaths nearly doubling to 17, Federated Farmers says.

<i>Donald Aubrey:</i> Cautionary sensor best for quad bikes

<i>Conor English:</i> Marchers forget there's no free lunch

Rain a farmer's wish come true

Rainfall over the past few days has made a Waikato farmer's "wishes come true", but he warns its effect will not be immediate.

Speedy rural broadband a step closer

Waikato, Ruapehu officially in drought

David Carter has declared a drought in the Waikato and Ruapehu District, saying recent rainfalls appear to have had little effect on dry pastures.

Kiwifruit bacteria confirmed on 61 orchards

The PSA bacteria is spreading through the nation's kiwifruit crops with the latest confirmed infections found on orchards in ...

Pollen import ban sought to save kiwifruit industry

Federated Farmers want a ban on pollen imports and an end to artificial pollination of kiwifruit after Psa was found in pollen samples.

Ban artificial kiwifruit pollination, say Federated Farmers

Farmers may win ETS reprieve

NZ farmers are unlikely to be brought into the emissions trading scheme in 2015 unless scientific advances are made in reducing animal emissions and our trading partners make giant strides in pricing carbon.

Key meets up with Save the Farms group

Spate of sheep rustling hits Taranaki

Southland claim $47m after snow

Wool industry on Cup warpath