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KPMG report highlights new trade priorities for agriculture

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.

'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.

An epic, wild 218 days: Meet the family of six who walked the length of NZ

An inspiring, astonishing adventure, including being mistaken for missing Marokopa family.

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."

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.

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.