'The buck always stops with us': Fuel spike piles pressure on farmers

Surging diesel and petrol prices are pushing up fertiliser, feed and freight costs.

‘It’s our life, our home’: Merino Downs wins top farm award

The Roberts family has transformed two farms into a 269ha dual-system operation.

Fonterra, Greenpeace settle over misleading '100% New Zealand grass-fed' butter claims

Greenpeace filed a lawsuit against Fonterra in 2024 over what it called 'greenwashing'.

'Intergenerational vision': Tapanui dairy farm wins environment award

Luke and Nicole Kane run a 700-cow dairy on their nearly 100-year-old family farm.

The Country: Shane Jones on why he pulled out of goldmine debate

On today: Shane Jones, Ray Smith, Vanessa Winning, Chris Russell, and Jeremy Rookes.

The Country: Sir Ian Taylor after Shane Jones exits goldmine debate

Christopher Luxon, Sir Ian Taylor, Dr Victoria Hatton, Duncan Humm and Craig Hickman.

Fuel, fertiliser and freight on The Country

On today's show: Cameron Bagrie, Jen Corkran, Hunter McGregor, Dan Boulton, and Jo Luxton.

David Seymour talks fuel and LNG on The Country

On today's show: David Seymour, Simon Lee, Rachel Shearer, Smiley Barrett, Phil Duncan.

No bull: Aussie scientists find hidden hornless gene in cattle

The newly identified Mongolian polled variant was found in a Queensland herd.

'Tongue-soft’ red meat innovation wins Dragon’s Den

Ron Park’s Kiwi Tender meats are soft enough to crush with the tongue.

Record-breaker: Halter raises $377m at $3.3b valuation, reveals customer numbers

Peter Thiel backs largest VC raise by an NZ-founded start-up.

Could Raglan agri-tech start-up be the new Halter?

Founder says dairy farmers currently enjoy a big advantage over beef farmers.

From fairway gap to fashion brand: How Fox & Birdie found its niche

Prue Murdoch talks to Tom Raynel about her women's merino golf brand Fox & Birdie.

Did closing Marsden Pt oil refinery make NZ's fuel crisis worse?

Marsden Pt converted to an import terminal in 2022, but always relied on imported crude.

'The buck always stops with us': Fuel spike piles pressure on farmers

Surging diesel and petrol prices are pushing up fertiliser, feed and freight costs.

Deborah Pead: Why our farmers are more high-tech than you might think

OPINION: New Zealand farmers stack the odds on ethics and science but stay too humble.

'Fighting over a penny an acre': Shearers' pay disputes in 1910

"Sheepfarmers should receive no sympathy in this paltry squabble."

Vege tips: How to grow broad beans you’ll actually enjoy

OPINION: Broad beans don't have to be grey, mushy, and lifeless; they can be fancy too.

Bananas in the sand: Inside Jake's Secret Garden

On raw coastal sand, Jake Wyatt-Trillo grows a lush subtropical garden.

Pastures Past: Slips, storms and weather woes over the years

Pastures Past: In 1904, a slip near Mangaweka buried the rail line and cut off Taihape.

LNG v pumped hydro: Will NZ choose to import risk or build cleaner resilience?

OPINION: Ditch LNG terminal and back Lake Onslow for true energy security.

'Hopeful and encouraging': Buyer circling at-risk Kaitāia timber mills

An investment group including local business people is in talks to buy Juken.

On borrowed time: How long can NZ keep bird flu strain at bay?

H5N1 on the march; H7N6 poultry outbreak here showed how fast strains can escalate.

The Country: Sir Ian Taylor after Shane Jones exits goldmine debate

Christopher Luxon, Sir Ian Taylor, Dr Victoria Hatton, Duncan Humm and Craig Hickman.