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Five minutes with Shear 4 A Cause event manager Jared Manihera
At Shear 4 A Cause, five men will shear sheep for 24 hours over a 32-hour period.
Working with others the key to Kerikeri scientist’s top honour
Researcher Bruce Campbell saved NZ’s kiwifruit industry from the brink of disaster.
'Get testing yesterday’: Sheep farmers urged to check drench performance
Report finds 33 per cent of farms tested show triple resistant Trichostrongylus worms.
International judges welcomed back to NZ Dairy Event
Two Aussies, a South African and and Englishman walk into a dairy show.
Exclusive: The MPI staff sent packing for bad behaviour, breaches
Misconduct allegations were upheld against dozens of MPI staffers, new figures show.
Quality data helps Fernside farmer future-proof her dairy herd
“The more information you can gather, the better the decision-making process will be.
Man dead after tractor accident at Southland workplace
WorkSafe has been advised and the man’s death will be referred to the Coroner.
Eltham's little cheese factory wins big
The cheese factory scooped up a number of awards and medals.
Zespri forecasts big jump in kiwifruit production over next five years
The future looks bright but risks lurk, including increasing competition.
Jacinda Ardern called out over chef shortage: ‘They can’t order any food'
There are barely any chefs in Queenstown, hospo boss says.
‘Ecstatic’ about ram sale result
The clearance rate and average price were the best in the history of the sale.
Rabobank Best of The Country: December 24, 2022
David Seymour, Miles Hurrell, Winston Peters,Jim Hopkins, Damien O'Connor,Graeme Williams.
Damp hay in bales can spontaneously combust, farmers warned
Hay must be completely dry before it’s baled, stacked and stored for use as winter feed.
Gardening: How to grow great veges
Gareth Carter has some tips for growing a great vege garden this summer.
Jack Fagan reflects on his shearing world record
The shearing gun on his new eight-hour strong wool lamb shearing record.
The Country Full Show: December 23, 2022
It's the final show of 2022 so Jamie catches up with a cast of 1000s.
Shearing world record broken - again
Fagan broke the record set only two days ago by Taihape teenager Reuben Alabaster.
Scion photography exhibition celebrates 75 years of impact
A new photography exhibition is taking visitors to Scion on a trip down memory lane.
Leading the way for a wool industry revival
They want wool in the minds of climate-savvy buyers, and in the homes the Government owns.
Slip, slop and slap - scorching temperatures, sun and rain forecast
Fine conditions are forecast for parts of the country today, but so is rain.
David and Goliath battle to save trees
Tiny parasitoid wasp is doing its bit to save trees.
Farmers urged to get familiar with new rules
Horizons wants to help farmers get to grips with new intensive winter grazing regulations.
Charity initiative teaching people how to grow their own food
Give what you can and take what you need: "This is about food security".
Market close: Synlait slumps on profit warning
But the index followed a strong day on Wall Street by rising more than half a per cent.
Jack Fagan on target to break two-day-old shearing record
Fagan's after Reuben Alabaster's eight-hour strong wool lamb shearing world record.
The Country Full Show: December 22, 2022
Todd Muller, Graeme Williams, Todd Charteris, Peter Newbold, Chris Russell.
Dung beetles a natural solution to farm waste problems
A sustainable solution to the environmental and economic challenges we face today.
Council poised for cyanobacteria outbreak at Lake Ngā Roto
It's "not a question of if, but when the next outbreak occurs", says Waipā council.
Fragile wetlands near Arrowtown torn up by off-roaders
Off-road tracks illegally created by negligent 4WD and off-road motorcyclists at Macetown.
'Very upset': Flooding ruins iconic strawberry producers' crop before Christmas
A Hawke’s Bay fruit icon has no option but to close on its busiest day of the year.
Hours of torrential rain set to hit parts of Aotearoa today, thunderstorm warnings in place
Motorists are still being warned of possible thunderstorms.
Two critically injured, one airlifted to hospital, after Canterbury crash
Police were called to the crash at roughly 5.30am.
$97m Northland timber company sale could bring hundreds of new jobs
The award-winning business could double in size.