The threat of deportation raids in the US has left farm workers in a state of suspension.

Bill English may lift the minimum standard for NZ's rivers and streams.

A terrible season with persistent rain, little sunshine and depressed prices is proving to be "the perfect storm" for stressed West Coast farmers.

Family sells last remaining slice of rural land next to Auckland Airport, ending a resistance that began in 1986.

Farmers in Central Otago hope a new method of biological control will give them some respite from the rabbit problem.

New research showing how efforts to keep pests out of countries are failing to keep up with the pace of globalisation means New Zealand must be more vigilant than ever, a biosecurity expert says.

The shallow, snaking, braided channels of Canterbury's Waimakariri River - and the heavily-developed pastureland around it - have been captured by a NASA satellite.

It might sound like something straight out of the 2006 horror comedy Black Sheep, but woolly mutants are leading our scientists toward intriguing discoveries - and innovative new products.

Farmers needed serious rain - up to 100mm - but there was none on the horizon and soil moisture levels across Northland were extremely low.

A fifty-year-old fitness fanatic has revealed the secret to her youthful physique and rock hard abs.

The owner of a Waikato-based pet food company accused of abusing bobby calves will face trial by jury. Alan Martyn Cleaver, 57

The Omarama farmer whose pivot irrigators' tyres were slashed at the weekend says he remains hopeful the culprit will be caught. The

Dairy product prices inched higher at the Global Dairy Trade auction, stemming two consecutive declines.

It's a classic clash between urban growth and farmers.

Northland farmers are facing drier than normal conditions.

Wool prices at this week's auction fell, particularly for varieties sourced from the North Island.

They know mummy is missing and that police are looking for her, but Kim Richmond's three children are being shielded from the possibility she might never come home.

Almost 100 young people will get free restricted licences in Taumarunui, getting them off the street and into employment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Dairy product prices fell at the Global Dairy Trade auction, sliding for a second consecutive auction.

COMMENT: Farming does not get the public attention is deserves.

All going well, the milk price could be revised up to $6.50/kg next year, economists say.

When an Invercargill teen was told she couldn't have a horse, she took matters into her own hands.

COMMENT: As we head into another sweltering Kiwi summer, the water quality of our lakes, rivers and streams will continue to disappoint and enrage.

Two more people have been charged in separate cases of alleged mistreatment of bobby calves.

A Lord of the Rings actor who now works as a tour guide operator has slammed New Zealand's "clean, green" image.

Invercargill based Alliance Group says chefs and restaurants have offered favourable feedback on its new class of lamb.

From taxing ghost profits to the implosion of Pumpkin Patch, these are the biggest stories from the business year.

A fifth of share milkers who responded to a Federated Farmers survey said they were coming under pressure from their bank on their

Massey University chancellor Chris Kelly said a woman graduate is less of a vet because she has to take time out for marriage and family.

More than a third of Kiwi farmers have been a victim of theft in the last two years, a recent survey has revealed.