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Mustering cattle by car in 1940

"This novel method of mustering attracted considerable attention from passers-by."

Garden tips: The dwarf v standard fruit tree dilemma

OPINION: Kem Ormond on the benefits of both varieties and which is best for your garden.

'A real sweet dog': The guardian breed protecting farmers' stock

Maremmas are a large Italian breed used to guard livestock from predators including wolves

Thousands flock to South Island Agricultural Field Days

More than 30,000 people are expected over the event's three days.

The farmer ending the awkwardness of borrowing from bank of mum and dad

Lending to friends and family can be fraught business. Tom Aitken's created the solution.

To bee, or not to bee: Looking after the littlest livestock

'Bees are not as easy to look after as many people think.'

‘What is there to lose?’ Couple take over one of North Island’s most remote pubs

Five families from the area purchased the pub in 2024 so the community wouldn’t lose it.

Food for thought: Could you eat only food produced near you?

Opinion: “Locavore March” is promoted as the new way of eating with the mind engaged.

'It’s still very new in NZ': Horses help transform lives in Ōropi

A Tauranga woman is using her own experience to help others with anxiety and depression.

Farm systems specialists hit the road

Matt Dalley and Wade Bell are the hosts of the Feed for Thought podcast.

'Artificially coloured': Faking show sheep in 1911

If a sheep was not shown in its natural colour "it was not worthy of being shown at all".

'Every day is a privilege': Mark Leslie on leading NZ's largest farm

"Agriculture is far from being a sunset industry".

Vege tips: Preserving your garden's bounty for winter

Opinion: Kem Ormond is stripping her garden of produce before winter arrives.

A life spent 'going towards things that everybody else is running away from'

Te Arohanui Cook is the first woman in a leadership role in brigade’s 110-year history.

A unique slice of Paradise in the middle of nowhere

Kem Ormond's three days at Blue Duck Station were truly something special.

Eels picked away at farmer’s injured leg - now he’s healed and planning to run a Coast to Coast

Seven gruelling surgeries and a painstaking skin graft won't hold Harvey Nelson back.

North Hokianga A&P Show in pics

Plenty on display at 110th North Hokianga Agricultural and Pastoral Show.

Vege tips: Rhubarb, a very confusing vegetable

Opinion: Usually used in desserts, I can’t imagine serving rhubarb up with my peas.