'Huge upfront payment': Kāinga Ora's $70m farm land grab trumped private sector offers
The housing agency failed to price risk in the land purchase.
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Government and Ngāi Tahu to work together on regenerative farming project
A programme will compare regenerative farming practices to conventional methods.
The Country Full Show: August 5, 2022
Ray Smith, Peter Walsh, Don Carson, Tim Myers, Smiley Barrett, Barry Soper.
Shrouded in fog: 29 flights grounded; storm set to bring 'coldest week of winter'
For the second day running flights at Auckland Airport, and harbour ferries, are affected.
Arable champions honoured at sell-out event
The awards recognised top maize, cereal and seed growers and a standout agronomist.
Farmers encouraged chance to donate to Cancer Society through livestock sales
Stortford Lodge August stock yard sale to fundraise for the Hawke's Bay Cancer Society.
Jessie Waite elected as NZ Young Farmers board chair
Jessie Waite was elected as the New Zealand Young Farmer's board chair.
Kerikeri kiwifruit company loses challenge in Employment Court
Trainee orchard manager's dismissal before 90 days wrong, ERA rules.
Rural people have higher mortality rate than city dwellers: research
New Zealand health system should redefine what 'rural' means, new research suggests.
Fonterra to convert Waitoa coal-fired boiler to biomass
Another step for the co-op's sustainability ambitions.
'Out of control': Carbon farming concerns continue
Concerns continue about productive farmland being turned into carbon farms.
The Country Full Show: August 4, 2022
Damien O'Connor, Grant Hobbs, Harriet Bremner, Chris Russell.
Don rewarded for lifetime of service
Don acknowledged his loyalty to Jersey NZ and contribution to the dairy industry.
Juvenile leopard seal shot dead in Southland
Leopard seals are protected and offences against them carry significant penalties.
Bright sparks design device to help stop water being wasted
A group of Dunedin students believe they can save farmers thousands of litres of water.
Is an exaggerated fear of milk damaging our health?
Scientists are questioning if dairy intolerance is as widespread as it seems.
Red meat sector defies global supply chain issues
Value up despite ongoing global supply chain issues affecting sheepmeat and beef volumes.
Cat controls: 'We need to do better'
Forced registration and desexing are part of a petition to get moggies under control.
Hastings man charged after shots fired near top dressing aircraft
A Hastings man will appear in court after shots were fired in the vicinity of a aircraft
South Island ahead of North in controlling sheep measles
Sheep measles costs farmers and processors a lot of money due to condemned stock.
Wet winter causes shearing delays in Otago and Southland
"No one can control the weather. We just need to keep our chins up."
Seabed mining company grabs Aussie ally
TTR has agreed to swap ownership of the company for shares in an Australian miner.
'Beyond all our expectations': 2022 Arable Awards sells out
The awards recognise top maize, cereal and seed growers and a standout agronomist.
Pregnant widow left 'heartbroken': Alleged murder victim had son due in six weeks
The alleged victim has also left behind two older sons.
'Two jobs': Fourth generation farmer loves being an agronomist
"Somehow I've managed to find two jobs that I could happily do for the rest of my life."
Fall armyworm spotted in Northland
A notifiable pest with an appetite for maize and corn has popped up in Northland.
Weather: Wet, warm July proves one for record books
Aotearoa has just endured its wettest - and fourth-warmest - July ever, Niwa says.
$100m Gulf Harbour waterfront housing estate planned
The site is one of the last remaining large waterfront plots of its kind.
Dairy prices have slumped, so why is butter still expensive?
Dairy prices have fallen by 30 per cent since March.
Wool supply concern prompts Bremworth to consider contracting farmers
"We want to look after the farmers and long-term contracts are the best way forward."
Jessie Waite keen to get started as Young Farmers' new chair
Jessie Waite has been announced as the new Chair of New Zealand Young Farmers.
Second big plunge in two weeks for Global Dairy auction
All reference products declined, with WMP down 6.1 per cent.
Taylor and his dogs taking on the Aussies in Cobber Challenge Relay
Taylor Bird is the lone Kiwi against the Aussies in first Cobber Challenge Relay event.
Theft of sawmill angers owner
Police are hoping someone can help them recover pieces of a stolen portable sawmill.