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Boom time for ag robotics
Report predicts agricultural robotics industry will grow by $7 billion in just six years

Dairy farmer fined for ill-treatment of cows
A Whangarei dairy farmer has been fined $3000 after two of his cows died on their way to an abattoir and a similar number had to be

Day one of new season set to hit 25C
Get out your jandals and sunglasses because a high pressure system is bringing warm spring weather to Northland, with the temperature

$45m boost for North farmers
A rise in the forecast farmgate milk price will rake in $427.5 million for Northland dairy farmers this season - $45 million more

Farmer ordered to pay workers $33k
A Northland sharemilker has been ordered to pay two labourers nearly $33,000 in wage arrears and lost remuneration.

Sheep's milk idea earns top honour
A Northland student has successfully tackled one of the biggest challenges facing the world - how to produce more nutritious food

Search for Kiwifruit saboteur
Northland farmer who lost hundreds of thousands in income is offering a $50,000 reward for evidence that leads to a conviction.

The Kiwi behind that $40m farms sale
The man who became Northland's biggest dairy farmer puts his success down to the skills he gained helping on his father's farm as a child.