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KPMG's report urges NZ agriculture to seek new international markets.
Not a lot for farmers in Budget 2025 - Dr Jacqueline Rowarth
Opinion: Tourism, holidays and eating out will not get New Zealand out of debt.
Could catnip wine be NZ's next big export?
'It’s a chance for New Zealand to do something fresh and unexpected - yet again.'
The future of land use on The Country
Damien O'Connor, Professor Alan Renwick, and Mark Leslie.
Swinging door for Poverty Bay sheep dog triallists at South Island and NZ champs
Leaderboards ever-changing as dog triallists chase national honours at Hanmer Springs.
'Cheaper tractors': Tax boost for farm machinery purchases
Farmers can now deduct 20% of new equipment costs from taxable income.
How innovative land use could boost NZ's agricultural productivity
Lincoln University releases new report, The Future Use of Land and How to Fund It.
Editorial: If freezing works close, rural towns die. We need a plan to save them
OPINION: The shape of traditional sheep and beef country has changed over the past decade.
Former Timaru meatworks site sold for undisclosed amount
Six hundred workers lost their jobs when the 139-year-old site closed last year.
Save Our Sheep on The Country
Toby Williams, Andrew Hoggard, Grant McCallum, Tom Young, Phil Ropiha, and Phil Duncan.
Opinion: SOS - please Save Our Sheep before it’s too late
Opinion: Pines, pigs and poor government policy are making sheep an endangered species.
'Smells just like leather': Turning kiwifruit waste into opportunity
Leather alternative aims to find a use for 50,000 tonnes of rejected kiwifruit annually.
'War stories': Experienced farmers a hit at Ag Pathways Programme
Young farmers' brains were 'ticking over' listening to local farmers share their stories.
Preserving native bush and local history on the 'perfect farm'
Former South Taranaki mayor's conservation efforts on his family's dairy farm.
Healing and life lessons from horses in Waikato
Sue Court and her wife bought a small farm in New Zealand to focus on horses.
Vege tips: Yummy yams and why you should grow them
Opinion: Yams are New Zealand’s little pink morsels of sweetness.
Glenn Dwight: The Hamilton Fog Fence is an opportunity not to be mist
OPINION: Come on, Hamilton — let’s make the Fog Fence a reality.
Hunter Wells: Talking tractors with the face on the $5 note
OPINION: Hunter Wells hobnobbed with Sir Edmund Hillary and has the photo to prove it.
Butter churns great and small in the 1930s
"Its barrel alone weighs more than nine tons, and its gear box weighs three tons 6cwt."
Sound idea for raising strong wool prices
Floc panels, made in Christchurch, adhere like wallpaper, with natural adhesive.
'Exciting': Turning blueberry waste into eco-friendly packaging
Scion and Mamaku Blue are developing sustainable fibre trays for blueberries.
Agritech leaders say Budget offers tax relief but lacks bold vision
“All of this is a positive step forward, but now we need the next one."
How Kane Brisco keeps ‘pretty proactive with the top paddock’: Farmstrong
Sponsored content: Kane Brisco is helping Farmstrong promote new mental skills toolkit.
What's in the Budget for agriculture?
'When our rural communities do well, the whole country benefits.'
The Country: Shane Jones talks Budget 2025
Shane Jones, Jason Te Brake, Chris Brandolino, Kane Brisco, and Rowena Duncum.
Nearly 50 farms now involved in 'ground-breaking' INZB programme
Programme aimed at boosting sector's profits by over $460m.
New discovery in the fight against livestock facial eczema
The disease costs farmers and the economy an estimated $332m annually.
Livestock export ban reversal should be passed into law before next election - minister
'New Zealand doesn’t have a luxury of turning off growth,' PM Christopher Luxon says.
The Country: What would Chris Hipkins' Budget look like?
Wayne Langford, Chris Hipkins, and Chris Russell.
'Strongest performers': Rural areas leading NZ's economic recovery
Rural economies were buoyed by better prices for dairy, meat and horticulture exports.
'Seems crazy': Bakery using Aussie broker to buy butter
Kaye's Bakery in Invercargill often uses butter from Australia to make its products.