Quake farmers: Milk trucks on way
Frustrated Kaikoura dairy farmers get the news they've been waiting three weeks for - their milk will be collected.
Wool loses worth
Coarse wool, which makes up the largest share of NZ's wool clip, is not fetching good prices.
NZ lamb flock shorn
The nation's lamb flock is dwindling, but they still account for a hefty $2.5b in exports a year.
Fagan's 12 world titles
Multiple world shearing champion Sir David Fagan reviews his 12 world titles.
Beware: Milk price fundamentals remain weak
Keith Woodford says dairy volatility is still with us, and there is lots of uncertainty over the coming months.
High cost of swimmable water
OPINION: It's NZ's biggest river. But to swim it we'll have to get rid of Tokoroa, Te Awamutu and Cambridge.
Helping others, helping himself
Award-winning inventor overcame depression by turning his ideas into reality.
Weber mystery at Fieldays
Reporter Audrey Malone takes on the Chiefs' Brad Weber in an obstacle course challenge at Mystery Creek.
Biggest and busiest
The National Fieldays has wrapped up one of its biggest and busiest events yet.
Hero sells big Otago dairy farm operation
A farmer who saved a woman during a flood is selling a big dairy operation.
Better pasture quality
Pasture quality has improved at a Hawera research farm.
Humane new bobby calf loader
A bobby calf loader developed by a Feilding man meets animal welfare regulations.
Post-quake lots of work on farm
Quakes come and go but crops have to be harvested and winter planting done.
The right ram for the right farm
Get the selection of the right ram for your farm wrong and it can be costly.
Dark side of farming
Working the land is no longer in its pioneering phase when people took risks and endured pain, dairy farmer says.
Barge firm ready for log jam
500,000 tonnes of logs will be harvested in Kenepuru and Pelorus Sounds a year over the next 50 years.
'A pioneer, an entrepreneur and a bloody good bloke'
Commercial fishing's 'elder statesman' farewelled.
Kaikoura fishery closure on cards
Stocks of paua and crayfish need time to recover after this week's devastating quake.
NZ the Detroit of agriculture?
OPINION: It might seem far-fetched to say NZ's in danger of becoming a rustbelt, but farming is a sunset industry.
Feed cargo importer's identity stays hidden
MPI is keeping mum about the identity of the importer prevented from bringing in palm kernel into New Zealand.
Giving US genetics a chance
Farmers shouldn't let an experience with unsuitable genetics many years ago prevent them from improving their angus herd.
Wool loses worth
Coarse wool, which makes up the largest share of NZ's wool clip, is not fetching good prices.
NZ lamb flock shorn
The nation's lamb flock is dwindling, but they still account for a hefty $2.5b in exports a year.
Fagan's 12 world titles
Multiple world shearing champion Sir David Fagan reviews his 12 world titles.
Wet spring spears asparagus yield
A cold and wet spring has North Island asparagus growers in short supply.
Be informed before deciding on plan change
OPINION: Farmers can make a more informed decision on the Healthy Rivers Plan for Change now that Federated Farmers has updated its website.
Knotty posts become tyre-some
Treated vineyard posts could be reduced to charcoal, then used to make car tyres.
Young ram makes farmer $9000 richer
Chris Medlicott's pockets are $9000 deeper after he sold the highest priced ram at an auction.
Pasifika workers key to orchard
A Central Otago orchardist tells Rob Tipa seasonal workers from the Pacific have brought his business financial security.
Fonterra supplier accused of child labour
Amnesty has accused palm oil trader Wilmar International, which supplies Fonterra with PKE, of shocking human rights abuses.
Setting up dairy for new evolution
Rob Mitchell talks to the environmental scientist who developed riparian guides for the Sustainable Dairying Water Accord.
Watching grass grow
Rob Mitchell talks to a scientist who is studying pasture persistence under the big Transforming the Dairy Value Chain PGP.
The incredible wellness of being
The leader of a programme that encourages farmers and rural professionals to talk about mental health and wellbeing.
Culture change needed before safety on farms improves
New laws only go so far in effecting positive changes in health and safety on farms.
Many career options for today's students
Young people should develop a strong base on which they can build a career, says Kirsten Bryant.
Talented mum up for Fonterra council
Michelle Pye hopes to become a South Canterbury representative on the Fonterra shareholder council.
Cruise's $55m fine for pollution
A well-known cruise liner has admitted polluting the ocean with waste and then trying to cover it up.
Ivanka's clothing a problem for Trump
Cruise's $55m fine for pollution
Move your server into the cloud
New vendor in real estate market
Getting in on the ground floor
Bidding in NZ's hottest housing market
Hero sells big Otago dairy farm operation
Hamilton's surge, then settle story
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