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
The Gisborne-based bull sold for $220,000 at auction in Gisborne on Monday, setting what industry figures say is a new Australasian record.
New Zealand
Wed, Jun 24
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.
Business
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
Chris Hipkins says Labour MPs are talking directly to people at Fieldays rather than sitting at a stall in the back.
Thu, Jun 11
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
Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed, including one outside the main cluster in Texas.
Environment
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.
Crime and Justice
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
The co-op also lifted its forecast Farmgate Milk Price midpoint from $9.50 to $9.70 per kilogram, with revenue rising to $13.9 billion for the half.
New Zealand’s nationwide kiwifruit harvest underway with a special ceremony for a rising star of the sector in Northland.
Wed, Mar 18
The Wairarapa town's population would nearly double as it hosts the 64th annual Golden Shears World Champs.
Sat, Mar 7
