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Emile Siers-Jamieson launched REGEN+ to create supplements from beef cattle by-products.
‘A piece of nothing’: A high-country family’s ambitious farm succession plan
Susan and Willie MacDonald weren't the chosen ones – but their children might be.
'So cheerful': Sunflowers bring joy despite tough growing season
Sunflowers can help supplement farm incomes or fundraising efforts for growers.
The organisation using surplus food for social good
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Stockman tramples council's claims mustering wild cattle is too dangerous and difficult
A man claims he offered a year ago to deal with wild cattle problem on Whangārei Heads.
Fisheries crackdown: 4000 fishing offences in past year revealed
Commercial fishing breaches hit 863; recreational offences more than 3,000
NZ log market steady despite Chinese New Year slowdown - Marcus Musson
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FarmRight converts Mid Canterbury dairy farm to plant T&G apples
Fresh produce giant T&G Global is expanding its operations in Canterbury.
Dumbbells, deadlifts and dairy cows: The rural gym with four-legged observers
No gym rats staring here, just livestock.
Self-shedding sheep on The Country
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Seeds of hope: Globally rare habitat shows signs of recovery after 1000ha blaze
The October fire released about $9.6m worth of carbon into the atmosphere.
‘Freddy the frog’ feature of minister’s mining strategy
Shane Jones wants to start a conversation about mining on conservation land.
'Fantastic step forward': Wool sector celebrates Kāinga Ora decision
Federated Farmers says the news is "a shot in the arm for the strong wool sector".
NZ's top shearers eyeing a black-singlet comeback
The national team selection series takes place over the next 12 months.
Stock Takes: Better times ahead for NZX-listed dairy companies?
Synlait is back in action after a terrible 2024, while trade tension overhangs FPH.
BNZ tells coal mine it will shut all accounts by 2030
BNZ wrote to the mine saying its accounts would be closed by 2030.
‘No-brainer’: Act pushes for Pāmu (formerly Landcorp) sale
Pāmu, New Zealand's largest pastoral farmer, recorded a $26 million loss last year.
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Shane Jones, Jane Smith, Emma Higgins, Mark Leslie, Chris Russell.
Burger demand fuels trade, US overtakes Australia to be NZ's second-biggest export partner
New Zealand recorded a rare trade surplus last month.
Fonterra announces plans to slash fossil gas use by 38%
The conversions are at Edgecumbe and Fonterra’s Whareroa site in Taranaki.
Farmer denies charges of failing to fix illegal earthworks
Colin Boyd argued that Taranaki Regional Council now agreed he had not altered a stream.
‘Safer and more resilient’ Route 52 upgrade complete
Historic Route 52 roading upgrade complete after four years.
Work to start on NZ's biggest solar farm in 2025
It would create enough power to supply the equivalent of about 35,000 homes.
'Pretty cool': Couple vying for Northern Young Farmer title
Kate Hawkings and Daniel Richards go head-to-head in first regional final of the season.
Where it all began: The origins of forestry, NZ’s third-largest export
Kaingaroa lies at the heart of New Zealand's forestry sector.
'Won’t happen again': NZ apologises for failing to consult Pacific countries on RSE changes
Minister says there was a miscommunication between officials.
Zespri receives $24.1m payout for mice-damaged kiwifruit shipment
Zespri CEO Jason Te Brake said the settlement was a positive outcome for the industry.
'Workload is about 60% less': 'Nudies’ help hill country sheep farmers strip costs back to the bone
Farmers are investing in self-shedding sheep to avoid shearing costs.