Agriculture in hock for $70 billion and vulnerable
Dairy debt stress eases but no time for in-hock agriculture to relax, says Reserve Bank.
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New housing eats into farmland for fruits and vegetables
New housing developments are taking up land critical for growing food.
Award for improvement to river appals campaigner
Campaigner: river award 'undeserved'. Councillor admits improvement a long time coming.
Wool they or won't they change village name?
No, PETA are not pulling the wool by asking UK village to change name to Vegan Wool.
Blade shearing still cutting a swathe 150 years on
A shearing milestone has been marked in Waipukurau. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
The battle over what to call lab-grown meat
Meat 2.0, artificial, fake? The verdict's still out on the best moniker.
Report: Fonterra has failed to deliver 'meaningful returns'
The report says it is "critical" that the poor returns be addressed.
Milk payout outlook tightening - economists
Fonterra milk price forecast tipped to be pinched again.
Fonterra shareholders vent anger: Director ousted in election
Frustrated Fonterra shareholders have their say at director ballot box.
Sheep milk players back export future with new build
Building of $50 million sheep milk processing plant to start before Christmas.
Tight race for seats on Fonterra's board
Fonterra farmers will find out the composition of their board board tomorrow.
NZ Frost Fans looks to expand in Europe, South America
Hastings-based NZ Frost Fans looks to expand.
NZSA takes aim at institutions after PGW seeds sale vote
PGW Wrightson shareholders have voted to sell the company's seeds business.
Dairy farm prices drop as environmental, foreign investment constraints bite
Tighter nitrate runoff rules and higher threshold for overseas buyers are having an impact
Artificial intelligence sprouts in Kiwi agtech's global plans
Artificial intelligence is coming to a lettuce crop near you.
M.bovis event called off as busy Waikato farmers stay away
The plug has been pulled on a major Hamilton seminar on cattle disease M. bovis.
Rolling Downs Station for sale
A sheep and beef station with 1738 fertile hectares, are for sale in Southern Hawkes Bay.
'Farmers will start closing gates' as public cause Te Mata Peak havoc
"People don't realise the damage they can do," farmers on their "final straw" say.
Atihau Whanganui Incorporation adjusts its winter cropping
Incorporation adopts new policy as unrest over 'spray and pray' grows.
Hide your bars. Stash your blocks. Chocapocalypse is coming
New warning the world's in danger of running out of the sweet treat.
What Fonterra needs to do to get the balance sheet back to black
Retentions seem inevitable to repair Fonterra balance sheet but policy review ruled out.
Sour note: Fonterra's not a 'failed experiment' says boss
Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell urges Kiwis to get behind Fonterra.
The death of a lake: 'We fix it or rename it Lake Horror-whenua'
Looking for clarity in the murk of a polluted lake. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Fonterra: The experiment that failed - what is going on?
The giant co-op was meant to transform the NZ economy. Things have't worked out that way.
Watch: 'Lambulance' rescuing sick animals in spring snow
Cold snap during the spring months means Lambulance is in high demand for sick animals.
Small block with big farm features
Oringi, a Whanganui lifestyle block with attributes of a far larger farming operation
Comment: Animal methane matters to our climate
COMMENT: Methane from farms much be counted in our damage to the climate.
Inside the massive building set to become Auckland's biggest cannabis lab
A player in the emerging industry has secured a major site.
'Never been shorn' sheep heading in for a trim
The ewe from the Mapiu district is believed to have never been shorn.
Rachel Stewart: Drums of water war echoing in pipeline
COMMENT: Minister's lack of action on vital resource letting council dig in defences.
Today set aside to ponder cruel existence of farmed animals
Since human civilisation began, we have lost 83 per cent of all wild animals.