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True scale of NSW rural mouse plague horror revealed
Mouse plague has caused some Aussie farmers to lose their entire summer crops.
Horticulture, union welcome Govt's RSE announcement
Meanwhile other industries are disappointed at missing out.
The big dry: Drought hits farmers hard as winter looms
Concern grows with no rain on the horizon.
'Genetic merit': Kiwi stud fathers 170,000 daughters
He breeds daughters who are not overly tall but they are very wide, with capacious udders.
All eyes on Fonterra's capital restructure proposal
Proposals expected to address milk supply loss and high cost of entry.
China's audit of apple export sites over, now we wait
Apple and pear exports earned $900m last year.
Pākehā farmers learn te reo and build pā on farm
Jane and Damian Roper's language lessons sparked a much larger project.
Nerves high among food exporters over China audits
Meat exporters nervous about new Chinese audits with seafoods halt still unresolved.
Farmer awarded $22k after being served trespass notice
Hilsley Short was left anxious and stressed about providing for his family.
Controversial irrigation scheme 'will hold farmers to account'
Critics of the scheme are worried about nitrate levels and drinking water.
Potato chips probe: Dutch firm dumping surplus frozen fries in NZ
Government finds evidence a Dutch company is dumping surplus frozen fries in New Zealand.
'Farmers need help': Plea for support as dry conditions continue in Canterbury
A farmer says government support for the sector may soon be essential.
Airfares, accommodation and $32 an hour: Aussie farmers lure Kiwi workers
With the travel bubble now open, recruiters across the ditch step up their ad campaigns.
Political Roundup – The Govt's historic ban on live animal exports
ANALYSIS: Pressure on Labour to ban live exports has been building for years.
Brian Fallow: Climate change plan - emissions impossible for farmers?
Agriculture groups say Climate Change Commission too optimistic on potential for cuts.
Urban sprawl: How NZ's best vege-growing land is dramatically disappearing
Urban sprawl is eating NZ's best land for crops, hurting our ability to feed ourselves.
Paradise under pressure: report reveals toll of intensive dairying, urban sprawl
What has decades of intensive dairying and urban sprawl meant for NZ's best land?
Covering Climate Now: How do we shrink agriculture's climate footprint?
The Climate Change Commission has proposed a cut to livestock numbers. Is it inevitable?
MPI considering legal action over chicken deaths
The birds either suffocated or overheated after a power outage cut their air supply.
Tenders close on $50m Halfway Bay Station
It's now a case of the owners wading through the offers.
Frank Films: Chips - A Local Industry Under Threat?
New Zealand’s potato chip industry is being threatened by cheap imports from Europe. Frank Film looks at the growing fight to support local producers and processors supplying the neighbourhood chippie. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Frank
Crunch time for Fonterra capital investment decisions
If Fonterra's owners want to cut their capital exposure, the co-op might have to shrink.
Talleys stake in Open Country Dairy now tops 90 per cent
Open Country Dairy grows from tiny beginnings to No 2 world export status.
NZ rural property consolidates, dairy farm index lifts - REINZ
Farm sales up 39.2 per cent for the three months ended February 2021.
Farmer threatens to burn forest over plunging values, biodiversity rules
A farming couple in financial strife say they're prepared to take drastic measures.
Tīrau farmer fined $12,000 for neglecting calves
Anthony Brolly failed to feed, adequately treat and prevent parasites in 245 calves.
Taking a bite: Ngāi Tahu buys into apple business
A 6 per cent stake in the grower exporter has sold for an undisclosed sum.
Brian Fallow: Cutting farm emissions - without cutting farm output
Fewer animals can produce same amount of product, says Climate Change Commission's plan.
Buzz off: No Covid beeps in the bush
Some people returning from remote areas are getting a special surprise on their phones.
Lewis Rd Creamery owner to get loan discounts for hitting environmental farming targets
The BNZ loan is the first to provide financial incentives to a farming business.
Iconic Golden Shears cancelled for 2021
The event has been cancelled for the first time in history, as Covid 19 alert levels rise.
Bars: Cin-cin, no win-win yet
Bars, restaurants and suppliers are relieved but warn of lockdown hangover.
Urban sprawl set to swallow 31,000 hectares of prime land
Figures show the irreversible loss of Auckland's most productive land is accelerating.