OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup – The Govt's historic ban on live animal exportsANALYSIS: Pressure on Labour to ban live exports has been building for years.17 Apr 02:50 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Climate change plan - emissions impossible for farmers?Agriculture groups say Climate Change Commission too optimistic on potential for cuts.15 Apr 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandUrban sprawl: How NZ's best vege-growing land is dramatically disappearingUrban sprawl is eating NZ's best land for crops, hurting our ability to feed ourselves.15 Apr 03:56 AM
New ZealandParadise under pressure: report reveals toll of intensive dairying, urban sprawlWhat has decades of intensive dairying and urban sprawl meant for NZ's best land?14 Apr 10:45 PM
New ZealandCovering Climate Now: How do we shrink agriculture's climate footprint?The Climate Change Commission has proposed a cut to livestock numbers. Is it inevitable?14 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandMPI considering legal action over chicken deathsThe birds either suffocated or overheated after a power outage cut their air supply.06 Apr 12:00 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessTenders close on $50m Halfway Bay StationIt's now a case of the owners wading through the offers.29 Mar 04:30 AM
VideoFrank 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 / FrankWatch25 Mar 06:02 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessCrunch time for Fonterra capital investment decisionsIf Fonterra's owners want to cut their capital exposure, the co-op might have to shrink.24 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessTalleys stake in Open Country Dairy now tops 90 per centOpen Country Dairy grows from tiny beginnings to No 2 world export status.24 Mar 04:26 AM
AgribusinessNZ rural property consolidates, dairy farm index lifts - REINZFarm sales up 39.2 per cent for the three months ended February 2021.19 Mar 04:25 AM
AgribusinessFarmer threatens to burn forest over plunging values, biodiversity rulesA farming couple in financial strife say they're prepared to take drastic measures.16 Mar 12:33 AM
New ZealandTīrau farmer fined $12,000 for neglecting calvesAnthony Brolly failed to feed, adequately treat and prevent parasites in 245 calves.08 Mar 04:53 AM
PremiumPremiumKahuTaking a bite: Ngāi Tahu buys into apple businessA 6 per cent stake in the grower exporter has sold for an undisclosed sum.05 Mar 04:23 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionBrian FallowBrian Fallow: Cutting farm emissions - without cutting farm outputFewer animals can produce same amount of product, says Climate Change Commission's plan.04 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandBuzz off: No Covid beeps in the bushSome people returning from remote areas are getting a special surprise on their phones.02 Mar 11:47 PM
AgribusinessLewis Rd Creamery owner to get loan discounts for hitting environmental farming targetsThe BNZ loan is the first to provide financial incentives to a farming business.28 Feb 10:06 PM
New ZealandIconic Golden Shears cancelled for 2021The event has been cancelled for the first time in history, as Covid 19 alert levels rise.27 Feb 10:49 PM
New ZealandBars: Cin-cin, no win-win yetBars, restaurants and suppliers are relieved but warn of lockdown hangover.17 Feb 06:55 AM
New ZealandUrban sprawl set to swallow 31,000 hectares of prime landFigures show the irreversible loss of Auckland's most productive land is accelerating.09 Feb 06:09 AM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandBig Read: Five positive things we learned from major climate reportFrom decarbonising cars to managing methane, the new climate report offers many positives.01 Feb 06:00 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessWhy NZ dairy exports to China fell in DecemberNew Zealand dairy exports to China fell in December for the first time in six years.29 Jan 04:44 AM
New ZealandIrishman's Creek reportedly going up for saleThe property, a short distance from Lake Tekapo, is currently a sheep and beef farm.22 Jan 04:00 PM
AgribusinessAre days of live animal exports from Napier numbered?The second livestock ship this year has been and gone as Govt review drags on.22 Jan 04:22 AM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessAnother ship arrives: Why are live cattle exports on the rise?Still no sign of results of NZ's live animal export policy review.20 Jan 04:40 AM
New ZealandChicken mass deaths saga takes offChicken deaths disaster: Animal welfare inspectors spread way too thin, legal expert says.19 Jan 04:37 AM
New ZealandFatal Hawke's Bay quad bike crash latest in 'devastating' trendFarming leader laments "more than our fair share" of fatal rural accidents.16 Jan 09:54 PM
New ZealandFatal quad bike crash: Man dead after Hawke's Bay accidentThe man went out on the bike yesterday morning and failed to return.16 Jan 06:52 PM
New ZealandElderly man dies while driving ride-on lawnmowerThe elderly man was unresponsive when emergency services arrived.09 Jan 06:59 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessWhy casual wear on Fridays will be replaced by PJsFuturist Melissa Clark-Reynolds predicts life in 2021 post Covid-19.28 Dec 11:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandSummer jobs for students: Who's hiring - and what they'll payPlenty of young people want - or need - to earn while they don't learn.28 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumNew Zealand'Eight hours of terror a night': Leading Kiwis on their holiday jobsFrom swarms of bees to flagons of rum, prominent figures share life lessons.27 Dec 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessFarmers still dealing with Hawke's Bay drought nine months onThe drought classification, put in place in March, remains for Hawke's Bay.25 Dec 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumAgribusinessThree million falsely labelled free-range eggs risked 'discrediting entire industry'A whistleblower came forward to the Commerce Commission about an egg scam.23 Dec 04:32 AM
