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OPINION: Missed out on a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours, again?
New Zealand commodity prices are likely to feel downward pressure over the year, says ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.
ACC will invest $22 million into workplace injury prevention grants and subsidies.
Two students from Southland Girls’ High School have been selected for the trip of a lifetime to the US.
2018 has tied for the second hottest year on record, according to NIWA's annual climate summary released today.
Two former workmates at the iconic Mount Linton Station are set to clash in the FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest.
Farmers want the Government to back off local government in the Hauraki Gulf and let the people decide their futures.
Extreme dry conditions and the resulting erratic stock flows over the past year underline the value of a cooperative, Alliance farmer shareholders heard at their annual meeting this month.
The aerial use of 1080 during 2017 covered 875,000 ha of land, says the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA).
Summer is a busy time on the farm, but it’s also among the most hazardous periods for accidents, says WorkSafe NZ
More farms have been changing hands in recent months, according to the Real Estate Institute of NZ (REINZ).
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The New Zealand meat sector has come under fire online for its leaders’ lack of diversity.
Federated Farmers has welcomed Elizabeth Soal as the new chief executive of Irrigation New Zealand.
A US family-owned farming operation has set not one, but two new Guinness World Records by harvesting 1111 tonnes of maize in eight hours and then 1620 tonnes in 12 hours.
With Christmas just around the corner, farmers thoughts will be on finding a gift for the domestic manager, the ankle-biters – and maybe a little prezzie for themselves.
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