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Water problems not all farming’s fault – Smith

NZ needs to be very careful about not allowing the debate over fresh water quality to be solely about the dairy industry.

The country needs to be very careful about not allowing the debate over fresh water quality to be solely about the dairy industry.

1080 blackmailer’s motive disputed

Kerr told police royalties totalled $100,000 a year on Feratox and the Crown asserts he stood to gain financially if 1080 was banned.

The man who threatened to put 1080 into infant formula has been named as Jeremy Hamish Kerr, 60, of Auckland.

Big manuka opportunity for hill country

Hill country landowners are being prompted to act now to get their hands on high performance manuka seedlings.

Bee hives double in last 10 years

An industry survey shows that register beehives in New Zealand have doubled in the last 10 years, Agcarm president Mark Christie says.

Avocado sector joins GIA

The avocado industry has become the seventh industry partner to join the Government Industry Agreement (GIA) biosecurity partnership.

Hastings orchardists claim East Coast title

Graham and Marian Hirst (pictured) are Supreme winners of the 2016 East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

Resilient, innovative and hard-working growers Graham and Marian Hirst are Supreme winners of the 2016 East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

Biocontrol beetle on show

Farmers will be able to observe first-hand the impressive impact of a biocontrol agent.

Government investment in Golden Shears a ‘vote of confidence’

The Government's investment of $260,000 for the Golden Shears World Shearing and Wool Handling Championships in 2017 is a vote of confidence in the Southland region.

Applications open for 2016 Farm Managers Program

The program was developed specifically for up-and-coming farmers to enhance their commercial management skills.

The "once in a lifetime opportunity to spend a week with other like-minded farmers and world class presenters" was the impetus for farmer Blair Drysdale to apply for the Rabobank Farm Managers Program.