ListenDairyNZ offers support as farmers recover from wild weatherSponsored content: “We want farmers to know that DairyNZ’s got your back."29 Oct 12:50 AM
The Country'A huge concern': Irrigation equipment smashed by windsMore than 700 pivot spans – worth $30,000 each – have been damaged in North Canterbury. 28 Oct 09:10 PM
OpinionHunter Wells'Haven't you ever had a flat?': City boy tested in rural lifeOPINION: Hunter Wells recounts another time he disappointed the farmer known as 'The Hat'.24 Oct 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe Country'We've got to deliver': Rockit apple chief on what it got wrong and plans to fix itRockit plans a three-year reset after supply outpaced demand post-Cyclone Gabrielle.22 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryFonterra to boost butter production after selling off brandsThe dairy giant will spend $75 million to expand butter production.21 Oct 11:16 PM
The CountryVirtual lessons bring the farm to the classroomAbout 50 Kiwi farming families now host virtual sessions with schools through Farmer Time.17 Oct 03:59 PM
The CountryReturning ECan councillor dismisses nitrate emergencyIan Mackenzie says the declaration is 'great politics but a lot of noise and no action'.15 Oct 10:30 PM
The CountryDairy farmer ‘excited and apprehensive’ about council roleJohn Faulkner advocates for addressing the region’s freshwater and environmental issues.14 Oct 02:05 AM
The CountryClimate volatility threatens farm profits, study warnsKōmanawa Solutions ran 295m weather simulations on a North Canterbury farm.12 Oct 08:23 PM
The CountryClimate change: Govt to lower 2050 methane reduction target, orders 2040 reviewCabinet will soon approve a new target range of 14–24% below 2017 levels.11 Oct 11:06 PM
The CountryMeet award-winning dairy farmer Tor PedersenThe family farm has grown from 40 hectares in 1967 to 300ha today.10 Oct 04:00 PM
The CountryRural youth recognised: 14 awarded Agri Futures ScholarshipsThe 14 scholarships mark a significant increase from the eight awarded last year.10 Oct 03:59 PM
The Country'No bonus payment': Fonterra hits back after Peters questions $4.2b Mainland sale planFonterra says farmers will vote on the sale to France’s Lactalis on October 30.09 Oct 04:15 AM
The CountryWinston Peters questions $4b Fonterra sale to French dairy giant LactalisThe NZ First leader says Fonterra risks giving away Anchor and Mainland too cheaply.09 Oct 02:23 AM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryWestpac holds $10/kg milk price forecast despite softer dairy auctionHigher world production is putting downward pressure on Global Dairy Trade prices.07 Oct 09:28 PM
The CountryFarmers busy docking after big numbers of lamb arrivalsLambing season is a success, driven by good survival rates and improved weather.06 Oct 09:47 PM
The CountrySlow cooked: New pig welfare rules to take 10 yearsThe minister said the plan gives farmers 'a realistic timeframe to make changes'.01 Oct 08:41 PM
The CountryBay of Plenty dairy farm company fined $59k for effluent spills'It cannot take a hands-off approach to the extent it did,' the judge said.29 Sep 10:46 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryFonterra: Mainland gap to be filled within three yearsCEO Miles Hurrell is confident in the milk price forecast.25 Sep 05:45 AM
The CountryWill the 'net zero' target include shipping and aviation emissions?Minister Simon Watts is expected to decide on their inclusion in the target by November.24 Sep 03:52 AM
The CountryFarmer turns strong wool into innovative skincare range'We're doing some really cool things with keratin extracted from New Zealand wool.'21 Sep 11:43 PM
The CountryECan mulls 'nitrate emergency' declarationThe motion to declare a 'nitrate emergency' has drawn criticism from Government ministers.17 Sep 03:59 AM
The CountryMissing evacuation mapping a threat to SouthlandSouthland still lacks full evacuation maps despite recent tsunami alerts.15 Sep 10:45 PM
The Country'Challenging': Cold start to calving at Emerald Acres“Calving, like every calving season, I think a few wins and a few losses."15 Sep 09:37 PM
The CountryGreen screening: Farmers feature in environmental filmRecloaking the Bay will be screened at Prince's Gate Hotel in Rotorua next week.11 Sep 02:31 AM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryRiding the wave: Sheep and beef exports surge to new global peaksNZ beef export prices to the US rose from $10.08/kg last year to $11.73/kg in July.08 Sep 05:03 AM
The CountryWaikato farmers brace for major land-use rule changesThe council's plan change will impact farmers in the Waikato and Waipā catchments.24 Aug 04:59 PM
The CountryFamily farm's journey to eco-friendly successThe Orlando-Reep family bought Manawanui as a 200-hectare farm in 1983.23 Aug 05:00 PM
The CountryFonterra upgrades forecasts for 2025 season and current seasonFonterra has upgraded its milk price milk price forecast to $10.15/kgMS.20 Aug 11:16 PM
The CountryWaikato farm leads in environmental standardsJohan and Kylie van Ras turned poor pasture into native wetland over five years.17 Aug 05:00 PM
The Country'Tough and tricky disease': NZ's largest farm battles bovine TB againMolesworth Station was delcared free of bovine TB earlier this year.12 Aug 03:50 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionMichael Fowler: Kiwis wary of the cost of butter a century agoOPINION: The Heretaunga Plains were suitable for butter due to lime content.08 Aug 06:00 PM
The CountryHow Georgie's helping farmers help the environment'For me, the most important way to understand farmers is to go out on the farm with them.'08 Aug 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryWhy whole milk powder's price surge signals a strong dairy seasonButter prices fell 3.8% to US$7214/tonne, easing from May's peak of US$7992.06 Aug 04:12 AM