The CountryFrom university to sharemilking: Meet the Hammonds'The farm manager was leaving so Dad proposed we come home to try contract milking.'12 Jan 09:19 PM
The Country'Strawberries just disintegrate': Some HB growers are loving the rain, others not so muchSummer had started very well – now a couple are losing thousands of dollars every day.10 Jan 05:00 PM
The Country‘Complete overreach’: Peta calls for compulsory shearing shed webcams, industry fires backFederated Farmers says the proposal is a 'complete overreach' and impractical.07 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: Farm emissions should not be targeted while concrete gets a passOPINION: NZ's climate commitments will require emissions reductions by all sectors.05 Jan 05:00 PM
The Country'Reduced to ashes': The perils of haystacks in 1930"Cases of spontaneous combustion are not uncommon after haymaking."05 Jan 04:01 PM
The CountryThey lost their land over $221 of unpaid rates – then the new owners gave it backDocuments show a historic pā was taken from Māori in the 1970s for 'European hands'.05 Jan 04:00 PM
The CountryThe New Year's races in the 1800s"A day of real pleasure, the races being held on New Year’s Day each year."31 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumThe CountryHonoured: My Food Bag’s Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie“It’s not an award for us, it’s an award for the industry.”30 Dec 04:00 PM
OpinionMarcus MussonMarcus Musson: Goodbye 2024 - what’s in store for forestry in 2025?Sponsored content: Billy Joel could rewrite 'We Didn’t Start the Fire' based on 2024.29 Dec 03:59 PM
The CountryFrom dairy farm to café: Couple's organic cheese successKelvin and Cathy Haigh's cheeses have won them many awards over the years.26 Dec 04:02 PM
The CountryVege tips: Welcoming bees and insects to your gardenOpinion: Bees and other pollinators are vital to every garden.25 Dec 04:01 PM
The Country'What a feast we had': A 1930s farming Christmas"After tea, we had a concert and all declared that it was the merriest we had ever seen."24 Dec 04:01 PM
PremiumPremiumThe Country'We are trying to farm worms': Farmer fighting his way out of drench resistance 'disaster'Farmer says he’s not just farming sheep any more, he’s “trying to farm worms”.23 Dec 05:00 PM
The CountryVege tips: It's going to be a hot one – lettuce not fryOPINION: Kem's mulching and watering to keep her vegetable garden cool.23 Dec 04:01 PM
The CountryGP finds his 'happy place' in avocado orchardTauranga GP Dr Andrew Corin balances work with avocado farming and creative writing.22 Dec 04:02 PM
The CountryBoozy Christmas farm theft leads to comedy of errors in 1923"On arriving at the courthouse, they actually tried to sell the pig to its real owner."21 Dec 04:01 PM
The Country'You have to adapt to survive': Pollination keeps beekeeper afloat“We had to find a happy balance, or we would’ve been out of business two years ago.”21 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryVege tips: What to do with too much produceOPINION: There’s almost no easier way to preserve food than dehydrating.21 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryVintage treasures await at Geraldine's car and machinery museumThere's something for everyone at the Geraldine Vintage Car & Machinery Club Museum.20 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountryFarmer, soldier, vet: The man behind Comley GreenNichol Ashton Larney arrived in NZ in 1875 and became prominent in the Piako District.20 Dec 04:00 PM
The CountrySir John Key wraps the year on The CountrySir John Key, Don Carson, Stu Duncan, Stu Loe, Jim Hopkins, Jeremy Rookes.20 Dec 01:05 AM
The CountryCoromandel murder-accused’s pigs to be moved to WellingtonAn animal welfare group is coming to collect around 40 of the 'pet pigs'.19 Dec 11:18 PM
The CountryDoors opening for women in farmingWomen in farming a focus at East Coast Farming Expo in Wairoa in February.19 Dec 10:12 PM
The Country'Oh heck': Farmer says quad bike accident was a wake-up callMichael Woodward is urging his peers to take care out on the farm this busy summer season.19 Dec 09:26 PM
The CountryWhy this forestry project is a 'win-win for animals and farmers'Silvopastoral systems are a form of agroforestry involving livestock grazing on pasture.19 Dec 01:53 AM
The CountryThe Country: Wayne Langford wraps the yearWayne Langford, Todd Charteris, Jo Luxton, Stu Drew, and Chris Russell.19 Dec 12:54 AM
The Country'Incredibly rewarding': Dairy farmer's Calf Club changing young livesJulie Pirie's farm programme engages troubled students in calf rearing near Ngatea.18 Dec 09:24 PM
The CountryFears Coromandel murder-accused's pigs will be 'targets for hunters'A Givealittle page made an 'urgent appeal' for their safety.18 Dec 05:00 AM
The CountryMeet the 13-year-old aiming to build a major NZ sheep stud'In the future, I would like to have one of the biggest studs in New Zealand.'18 Dec 02:00 AM
The Country'No signs' of avian influenza outside of Otago farm - MPI"We remain confident that we are on the right track to stamping out H7N6."18 Dec 01:11 AM
The CountryThe Country: The PM's ag person of the yearChristopher Luxon, Miles Hurrell, Jane Smith, Hunter McGregor, Calvin Leen.18 Dec 01:04 AM
The CountryDairy prices drop for ChristmasThis is the first negative result since a 0.3% dip at the October 16 event.17 Dec 08:01 PM
The CountryThe Country: Who is Shane Jones’ ag person of the year?Shane Jones, Cameron Bagrie, Mark de Lautour, John McOviney.17 Dec 12:26 AM
The Country'It doesn't feel like work': Laura turns horse dream into thriving business"I dreamed of owning my own farm and I always wanted to be involved with horses."16 Dec 09:54 PM
