New Zealand'Mindboggling': Farmers urge minister to look into AgResearch science cutsConcerns for farm productivity, animal welfare, and rural sector's economic contribution.04 Feb 10:31 PM
New ZealandSafer Farms gets funding of $11m-plus from ACCMoney pledged for the grassroots Farm Without Harm strategy.04 Feb 10:17 PM
New ZealandBeef forum will provide latest infoA forum next month will give farmers the latest on beef developments.04 Feb 10:09 PM
New ZealandWhole milk jumps 4.1% in latest GDT auctionMore good news for farmers with another strong Global Dairy Trade event.04 Feb 08:09 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand‘Never known a season to be as early’: Picking season under way in NZ’s apple capitalAn unusually early harvest is being welcomed by growers.04 Feb 05:00 PM
New ZealandThe Country: Groundswell on emissions and the Paris AgreementCameron Bagrie, Bryce McKenzie, Grant McCallum, Jeremy Rookes, Dr Rowarth, Phil Duncan.04 Feb 12:15 AM
New Zealand'Stoked': Justin Ruygrok wins Northern Young Farmer finalFirst time competitor Justin Ruygrok said, 'to come out on top is pretty unreal'.03 Feb 11:08 PM
New Zealand'Huge relief': Residents on winding Napier-Taihape Rd delighted as log trucks taken off'There were up to 50-odd units of logging trucks a day, it made it really dangerous.'03 Feb 11:01 PM
OpinionJacqueline RowarthOpinion: Overlooked heroes behind the beauty of rural NZOpinion: Spare a thought for those behind New Zealand's beautiful rural views.03 Feb 09:58 PM
New Zealand'I heard all my bones break': Runner loses leg in farming accidentThe 'shattered' bones in his leg were 'like Weet-Bix', he said.03 Feb 08:15 PM
New ZealandVet falls in love with farmer and the rest is historyJoyce and Jock met when she was a locum vet visiting his Golden Bay farm.03 Feb 02:19 AM
New ZealandThe Country: Waitangi Day and 'woke' banks with David SeymourDavid Seymour, Hamish Bielski, Te Radar, and Andrew Davis.03 Feb 12:27 AM
New Zealand'Finally got it': Ngaio Hanson's first open woolhandling winAll the shearing and woolhandling results from the weekend.02 Feb 09:17 PM
New Zealand'Gonna be a fabulous little work dog': Huntaway Miley one year onMiley's learned her walk, stop, and run whistle commands. She's still working on her bark.02 Feb 08:18 PM
New ZealandVege tips: Weeding out summer gardening problemsOpinion: Kem Ormond battles oxalis, convolvulus and veldt grass.01 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandPoll shows growing support for Kiwi farmersA November poll shows rising support for key food industries since 2021.01 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandDog-tired? Daylight saving disrupts working dogs - studyStudy finds working dogs more active the morning after the clocks turned back.01 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandThe farming family with pet eels in 1946"People seldom tame eels for pets, but a Buller family has done just that."01 Feb 04:00 PM
New Zealand'Superfood powerhouse': Kiwi's innovative take on beef offalEmile Siers-Jamieson launched REGEN+ to create supplements from beef cattle by-products.01 Feb 03:59 PM
PremiumPremiumLifestyle‘A piece of nothing’: A high-country family’s ambitious farm succession planSusan and Willie MacDonald weren't the chosen ones – but their children might be.31 Jan 07:00 PM
New Zealand'So cheerful': Sunflowers bring joy despite tough growing seasonSunflowers can help supplement farm incomes or fundraising efforts for growers.31 Jan 05:01 PM
New ZealandThe organisation using surplus food for social goodNourished for Nil runs seven services a week, serving up to 450 people daily.31 Jan 05:00 PM
New ZealandStockman tramples council's claims mustering wild cattle is too dangerous and difficultA man claims he offered a year ago to deal with wild cattle problem on Whangārei Heads.31 Jan 04:00 PM
OpinionMarcus MussonNZ log market steady despite Chinese New Year slowdown - Marcus MussonSponsored content: Chinese New Year may extend sawmill shutdowns.31 Jan 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumBusinessLotto boss confronts online casinos and hairy alpacasLotto's chief executive has a side gig in gin and lavender.31 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandFarmRight converts Mid Canterbury dairy farm to plant T&G applesFresh produce giant T&G Global is expanding its operations in Canterbury.31 Jan 03:00 AM
New ZealandSelf-shedding sheep on The CountryToby Williams, Ray Smith, Emma Poole, Tim Dangen, Quentin Whitehead, and Chris Brandolino.31 Jan 01:01 AM
New Zealand'Fantastic step forward': Wool sector celebrates Kāinga Ora decisionFederated Farmers says the news is "a shot in the arm for the strong wool sector".30 Jan 08:37 PM
New ZealandNZ's top shearers eyeing a black-singlet comebackThe national team selection series takes place over the next 12 months.30 Jan 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘No-brainer’: Act pushes for Pāmu (formerly Landcorp) salePāmu, New Zealand's largest pastoral farmer, recorded a $26 million loss last year.30 Jan 04:19 AM
New Zealand'Woke' banks with Shane Jones on The CountryShane Jones, Jane Smith, Emma Higgins, Mark Leslie, Chris Russell.30 Jan 12:27 AM
New ZealandFonterra announces plans to slash fossil gas use by 38%The conversions are at Edgecumbe and Fonterra’s Whareroa site in Taranaki.29 Jan 08:56 PM
New ZealandFarmer denies charges of failing to fix illegal earthworksColin Boyd argued that Taranaki Regional Council now agreed he had not altered a stream.29 Jan 08:25 PM
New Zealand'Pretty cool': Couple vying for Northern Young Farmer titleKate Hawkings and Daniel Richards go head-to-head in first regional final of the season.29 Jan 04:00 PM