Farmers are welcoming the broad scope of a parliamentary inquiry into banking competition.

Farmers are being urged to make submissions to the parliamentary inquiry into banking competition, now underway.

OPINION: Federated Farmers' latest Farm Confidence survey brings little comfort to the farming sector.

The new Safer Rides programme aiming to encourage farmers to install crush protection devices (CPDs) on their quad bikes has been over-subscribed, hitting its initial target within 38 hours of launch.

The meat industry is launching a campaign in China to make consumers aware of the unique health attributes of New Zealand's grass-fed animal meat.

MPI director-general Ray Smith acknowledges the tough times that sheep and beef farmers are going through in terms of loss of profitability and says he's been to many of the regions hammered by weather events. He describes the situation as heartbreaking.

Farmer confidence has fallen despite the new Government repealing and rewriting some contentious regulations.

The missing link in getting maximum weight gain in your calves may be as simple as keeping them warm, says the Christchurch manufacturer of a range of woollen covers for young livestock.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says documents released as part of the Government’s second emissions reduction plan consultation contain some positive elements, but also concerning ones.

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