Anyone who visited Fieldays this year couldn’t help but notice an aircraft hangar-sized marquee that took up an entire block adjacent to the tractor pulling arena.

The Taxpayers' Union is calling on the Government to prioritise reducing what it calls unnecessary and costly regulations for growers, farmers and businesses impacted by severe weather events earlier this year instead of providing taxpayer-funded handouts.

A legislation change requiring all food businesses to perform a simulated recall every 12 months comes into effect today.

Cheese exports rose $763 million (35%) in the 12 months to May 2023, compared with the previous year, according to figures released by Stats NZ.

The hills are like melting ice-cream.

The Government has announced its long awaited funding package for farmers and growers hit by cyclones and storms in the North Island.

National says that, if it is elected in the October 2023 election, the party would see the repealing of the Government’s Resource Management Act (RMA) replacement Bills by Christmas.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), Federated Farmers, DairyNZ, and Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ) say while they support the use of farm plans as a tool, they have concerns about the implementation and short timeframes the Government is working to.

The competition is heating up ahead of the New Zealand Young Farmer (NZYF) Tournament National Final, set to be held in Timaru next month.

New research suggests New Zealand needs to evolve its trade strategy in order to capture more value from existing markets, especially if the country seeks to increase exports and grow the economy amid rising protectionism and geopolitical tensions.

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