Debt puts the squeeze on farmers
Dairy farmers under pressure to pay back bank support during milk price downturn.
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Open Country's revenue tops $1 billion but profit slips
Sales jumped 34 per cent to $1.1 bilion
Can fast-growing Kiwifruit industry find workers?
Zespri is aiming for $4.5 billion of global sales by 2025
High-tech future of farming calls for new skills
Changes in agriculture are expected to bring new blood into the industry
Happier lives for ex-farm animals at Otaki sanctuary
It's one big family at the Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary near Otaki.
Boy, 9, dies in quad bike accident
A 9-year-old boy has died while rounding up cows on a farm.
Police hunt offenders after cattle stolen
Police believe those responsible had knowledge of the rural section.
Drought hits Southland and Otago
Damien O'Connor has extended drought classification to Otago and Southland.
Is the 20-year white gold rush over for dairy industry?
Open Country may be our shyest dairy industry player but it's making bold progress.
NZ meat producers back revamped trade deal
NZ meat producers have welcomed the revamped TPP trade deal.
$45m dryer for booming sheep milk industry
The existing dryer processes about 900,000 litres of sheep milk each year
Fonterra's Chinese partner forecasts bigger loss
Fonterra said Beingmate's forecast loss has widened again.
VR technology reveals factory farm life
Animal rights group SAFE uses VR technology to highlight conditions in factory farms
Canada buying Canterbury farm for $17.7m
The move got in ahead of tougher requirements for foreign buyers.
From dairy farmers to budding hemp growers
Dairy farmers trial hemp as a new way of farming. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
What's happening to our lakes and rivers?
Ecologist Russell Death paints the big picture on the state of our rivers and lakes.
Diamond anniversary couple reminisce over life in the wilderness
Whanganui couple mark 60 years of married life
Reduce irrigation, increase profit, says Forest & Bird
Forest & Bird says Horizons and HBRC are ignoring irrigation research.
MPI frustrated with farmers' response to Mycoplasma bovis
The MPI said farmers have a poor track record when it comes to these issues.
'Employers need to watch workers' mental health'
A co worker was demoted when he asked for counselling after a relationship ended.
Inside the world's southernmost mosque
The Herald visits the southernmost mosque in the world.
Kelli M. Archie: Resistance fertile in battle for our climate
COMMENT: There is at least one thing we can all do - modify the way we eat.
ANZ launches help for farmers hit by drought
Drought has been declared in Taranaki, parts of Wellington and western Manawatu-Whanganui
Drought declared in parts of North Island
Taranaki farmers will receive a funding boost after a drought is declared.
Rich lister cleared over farm sale; claims 'lacked merit'
Colin Armer and his co-defendants are now due a costs payout into the millions
Aussie honey makers fight to stop Kiwi Manuka trademark
The Aussies aren't happy about the latest ruling.
Harvard Uni to sell New Zealand dairy farms
The Overseas Investment Office is considering the sale of the 5,500-head dairy farms
Fatal tractor crash in Marlborough
The man died after his tractor crashed near the Wairau River.
Farmer crushed by quad bike
A Wairoa farmer activated an emergency beacon while out mustering.
Desperate plea after sudden deaths in rural areas
Federated Farmers pleads with workers to speak up after suspected suicides.
Jailed Crafar farms bidder defaults on mortgage
Jailed Crafar farms bidder Jack Chen has defaulted on the mortgage of his Auckland house.
Local Focus: Cattle disease likely to spread, say Hastings farmers
Cattle disease likely to spread further. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Cattle disease Mycoplasma Bovis found in North Island
Cattle disease Mycoplasma Bovis has been found in the North Island for the first time.
Cow disease found in North Island
The cow disease Mycoplasma bovis has been found in the North Island.