Two-legged pests
OPINION: Federated Farmers has launched a new campaign, swapping ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ for ‘The Twelve Pests of Christmas’ to…
The A2 Milk Company (a2MC) says returning its Southland-based Mataura Valley Milk (MVM) plant to profitability remains a key strategic focus.
Britain's High Commissioner to NZ Iona Thomas says there’s a heightened awareness by UK consumers about the food they buy.
The 2023 kiwifruit harvest season has kicked off with growers bracing for lower yield and poor quality fruit.
Beef+Lamb NZ chair Andrew Morrison knows he is in for a fight to hold onto to his seat in the upcoming director elections.
Rural supply and services company PGG Wrightson has announced reduced profits for the first half of the financial year, largely because of increased operating costs and a tough climate for rural real estate.
"It's all about clawing our way back from a pretty ugly position of a week ago.”
The Government isn’t ruling out amending the Resource Management Act (RMA) and cutting out red tape for urgent repairs on floodravaged farms.
Around 35% of the apple crop in Hawkes Bay could be lost as a result of Cyclone Gabrielle.
The whole horticultural sector has been affected by Cyclone Gabrielle, with words such devastation and almost dystopian being used.
Peter Andrew is AgFirst’s man in Gisborne and has insightful knowledge of what’s happened in the Tairawhiti region.
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Around 100 farms remain inaccessible by road in northern Hawke’s Bay, two weeks after carnage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Farmers want the Government to deploy the army to deter crime in rural areas of Coromandel, East Cape and Hawke's Bay.
A Massey University veterinarian student has been crowned the Taranaki Manawatu FMG Young Farmer of the Year.
Farmers needing stock feed or wanting to supply or donate feed are being urged to use the National Feed Co-ordination Service.
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