Bunny-pocalypse: Farming couple at a loss over rabbit infestation
On one farm, two hunters shot 700 rabbits in two nights. And they're "still everywhere".
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Brian Fallow: Climate change plan - emissions impossible for farmers?
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MPI considering legal action over chicken deaths
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Farmer threatens to burn forest over plunging values, biodiversity rules
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Tīrau farmer fined $12,000 for neglecting calves
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Brian Fallow: Cutting farm emissions - without cutting farm output
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Lewis Rd Creamery owner to get loan discounts for hitting environmental farming targets
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