The CountryWest Coast men deny starving cows, calvesTwo West Coast men have denied starving 150 cows and 30 calves to the point where they have to be euthanised.04 Dec 03:00 AM
The CountryCow drowns in effluent on hellish tripTwo dairy farmers, a stock agent and a trucking company have been prosecuted for putting 25 cows through a hellish trip to the slaughterhouse.27 Sep 03:08 AM
HorticultureRot find halts NZ China apple exportsNew Zealand has halted all apple exports to China for the rest of the season after rot was found in several batches at the Chinese border.25 Sep 03:45 AM
The CountryMPI approves incursion programme after spillageMinistry for Primary Industries officials have approved an incursion programme in mid-Canterbury following a spillage of one of Europe's most invasive arable weeds - black grass - found in a consignment of imported fescue seed.24 Sep 08:29 PM
The CountryMilk scare claims first scalpThe Fonterra contamination scare has claimed its first scalp with Gary Romano, Managing Director NZ Milk Products, resigning with immediate effect.14 Aug 05:04 AM
The CountryMore countries ban Fonterra productsFormer Soviet republics Belarus and Kazakhstan have joined Russia in banning Fonterra dairy products.13 Aug 05:59 AM
DairyBryce Edwards: The ideological basis of the 'Fonterror' scandal"Was the Fonterra milk scandal caused by New Zealand being 'hostage to a blinkered devotion to laissez-faire market ideology'?" asks Bryce Edwards.08 Aug 01:06 AM
OpinionEditorial: Enough talk - action needed on water issuesEditorial: Two recent events ought to have injected some urgency into the quest for cleaner, fairer and better use of New Zealand's most valuable resource, water.14 Mar 04:30 PM
HorticulturePassenger's two crates of mangoesAn attempt by an airline passenger to bring two crates of fresh mangoes into NZ could have had dire consequences if the fruit reached our orchards, says border security.11 Feb 03:49 AM
DairyFertiliser aid dropped after milk testsAn important fertiliser aid has been culled from farmers' chemical shopping lists after it turned up in milk products destined for human consumption.24 Jan 04:30 PM
The CountryHauraki Gulf: Planning for the futureAs valuable to marine life as it is prized by humans, the Hauraki Gulf is in decline. Though solutions seem as elusive as the gulf's fish stocks, a groundswell is building for collaboration.24 Aug 05:30 PM
