Federated Farmers meat and wool chairman said the key challenge had been that land values did not align with the productive capacity of farms.
Business
Tue, Aug 11
A shearer caught on film abusing three lambs was drinking too much as he struggled to cope with his father's death, a court heard.
Crime and Justice
Fri, Aug 7
The department it was concerned about workers being paid in cash, complex contracting arrangements being used to obscure transactions and businesses failing to meet their tax obligations.
Thu, Aug 6
Energy giant Meridian has consent to build 230,000 solar panels in Morrinsville, and sheep will be grazing under and between panels to maximise land productivity.
Environment
Wed, Aug 5
At 180,787 hectares, Molesworth is slightly larger than Rakiura/Stewart Island and bigger than 10 of New Zealand’s national parks.
Fri, Jul 31
Mark Dillon and teammate Malcolm Taylor were due to travel to Croatia for the top competition in September — but now face uncertainty with their gear stuck at sea.
New Zealand
Fri, Jul 10
Bird flu will be on the agenda when Andrew Hoggard meets with Australia’s Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Anthony Chisolm, on Wednesday,
Politics
Mon, Jun 29
A Gisborne bull has become the most expensive ever sold in Australasia, eclipsing a benchmark set days earlier as breeders continue to pay top dollar for elite genetics.
Mon, Jun 22
Wool auction manager says the demand for East Coast wool is "defying gravity" due to global shortages combined with increased demand.
Wed, Jun 17
As temperatures rise, New Zealand’s dairy farmers face a growing challenge: keeping cows cool enough to remain productive.
Life
Mon, Jun 15
"When they told me my dog had been reported for sheep worrying, I couldn’t believe it."
World
Fri, Jun 12
The re-emergence of screwworm, thought to be eradicated, has struck fear into the United States' cattle industry.
Health
Wed, Jun 10
The proposed new visa would supply year-round farm labour, restrict workers to rural jobs, and offer a residence pathway after six years.
Tue, Jun 9
The organisation has released a new 25-point election policy priority manifesto, titled Backing Kiwi Farmers, which it said was for any party.
Sun, Jun 7
Mark Warren reckons it’s time for a conversation about allowing skilled and properly equipped locals to help clear debris and reopen roads after severe weather events.
Thu, Jun 4
A dairy farm owner and contract milker have been found guilty of unlawfully discharging dairy shed effluent and stock feed leachate into the environment.
Fri, May 22
One Canterbury farming advocate warns there may be no future in crop farming, as more arable farmers leave the sector.
Thu, May 21
McCain has announced closing the Hastings operation but local farmers believe something can be salvaged.
The flood-damaged Great Taste Trail is proposed to be reinstated along a paper road that runs through several Tasman farms – to the dismay of farmers.
Tue, May 19
Disturbing footage shared by farmers in several parts of Australia showed swarms of the vermin scurrying around silos and across crops.
Tue, Apr 28
A Hawke's Bay farmer has been sentenced to home detention after hundreds of his sheep were starved or had severe flystrike and parasite problems.
Thu, Apr 23
Manawatū-Rangitikei president of Federated Farmers Ian Strahan said farmers who had no choice but to purchase diesel for their generators and tractors were sending money into a “black hole”.
Sat, Apr 11
The $4.22 billion sale, which included Mainland and Anchor, was first agreed on in August last year.
Tue, Mar 31
The Taranaki Regional Council officer was inspecting "systematic problems" on his farm, which dated back to 2009.
Tue, Mar 24
At 180,787 hectares, Molesworth Recreation Reserve is slightly larger than Rakiura/Stewart Island and bigger than 10 of New Zealand’s national parks.
Mon, Mar 23
