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'It's a good start': Govt takes new look at forestry and emissions trading

Submissions open on March 14 and close on April 22.

Agtech start-up proving to be trailblazers in the primary sector

Cropsy Technologies addresses problems of pests, disease, and managing crops.

Government unlocks $200k for flood-hit farmers after wettest February on record

Damien O'Connor said he'll closely watch Cyclone Dovi to see if more funding is needed.

Bay deer farm part of ground-breaking project

It is the first time such robust data has been collected and analysed.

Urgent action needed on special forestry test to stop carbon farming rort

Opinion: More recent data shows another 40 consents were granted.

Driverless, low-emissions tractor in development for orchards

As well as lower emissions, reduced spray drift & improved soil and tree health expected.

Editorial: Cheers to the dairy farmers

Tourism looks set for another hard year, so good dairy industry news is welcome.

'Crisis point': Labour shortage taking its toll on red meat industry

"I think it's fair to say that everyone has been doing it tough," MIA CEO says.

Local Focus: Shepherdess making connections

Shepherdess magazine is connecting rural women.

One farm, one year, 934 feral deer: Hawke's Bay's 'staggering' problem

'Even the farm staff, when we started documenting all the kills, were staggered'.

Moo Juice: Farmers adapting to new milk trends

Many across the nation are jumping on the non-homogenised milk bandwagon.

Whopping $810m could flow into the Northland economy

Fonterra lifts but narrows its forecast milk price to between $8.40 and $9 per kg/MS

More than 300 lambs worth $40k stolen from mayor's farm

Jason Smith says he can't insure for stock thefts so he'll have to cop the loss.

Simon Coley: How business can get past the 'blah, blah' of the climate change debate

OPINION: Beating up farmers isn't going to change the food system, writes Simon Coley.

NZ milk production up but cow numbers fall

More milk from fewer cows trend continues.

Back-to-back cattle sales successful in Central Otago

Bidding and the weather were hot at double-header cattle sale in Central Otago last week.

Waverley dairy farms scoop environmental awards

Two Waverley dairy farms are fencing and protecting biodiversity in their gullies.

Ballance Agri-Nutrients' Whangārei Hub site blessed ahead of work starting

The hub is phase two of more than $50m of investment into the North's economy by the firm.