on 17 May 2019 at 5:00 pm

OPINION: As farms are lost to forestry and carbon speculators, we could lose a valuable source of food too. […]

by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz on 16 May 2019 at 9:44 pm

Two Otago/Southland farmers are set to join the board overseeing the FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest. James Goodwin, 31, and Nigel Woodhead, 31, will take […]

by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz on 16 May 2019 at 6:00 am

Forestry Minister Shane Jones has announced a further $58 million will be injected into the forestry sector with some of that allocated to the Government's One […]

by CARLY GOOCH on 16 May 2019 at 4:57 am

Busby the sheep is looking great for his age, but if he was an old man, he'd be popping his false teeth in every morning. […]

by ESTHER TAUNTON on 16 May 2019 at 2:35 am

Cattle are good at hiding their pain but that doesn't mean they don't feel it, a vet says. […]

by HEATHER CHALMERS on 16 May 2019 at 1:56 am

Government incentives to plant trees is leading to a rush of sheep and beef farms being sold for forestry conversion. […]

by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz on 15 May 2019 at 11:15 pm

Kaitangata dairy farmer Stephen Korteweg thought the Federated Farmers Otago annual meeting in Alexandra on Friday night would be business as usual, but he was […]

by ESTHER TAUNTON on 15 May 2019 at 6:00 pm

NZ shearers have been losing their place on the world stage, says their union. […]

by infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Mark Daniel) on 14 May 2019 at 12:16 am

Many agricultural contractors use off-the-shelf machinery to deliver their services, but others ingeniously modify such gear or design bespoke […]

by infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Rural News Group) on 10 May 2019 at 3:51 am

Myrtle rust has been detected for the first time on the West Coast on a young pōhutukawa plant, Biosecurity NZ confirmed today. Biosecurity New Zealand, a […]

on 8 May 2019 at 9:00 pm

Myrtle rust has been detected for the first time on the West Coast on a young pōhutukawa plant, Biosecurity New Zealand (a branch of the Ministry for […]

by infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Nigel Malthus) on 8 May 2019 at 8:03 pm

Farmers are the world’s real superheroes, says Rabobank executive Marc Oostdijk. Launching Rabobank’s recent FoodX programme, which aims […]

by infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Pam Tipa) on 7 May 2019 at 9:09 pm

The Wool Industry Working Group has found common ground that all players in the industry agree on, says chairman Miles Anderson. “It is early days […]

by infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Rural News Group) on 7 May 2019 at 1:33 am

Canterbury has seen a 42% increase in livestock per hectare in the past 15 years as the region farms more dairy cows over sheep. Waikato and Taranaki remain […]

by infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Peter Burke) on 6 May 2019 at 11:54 pm

Despite two of the best years in history, sheep and beef farmers are not exactly happy. That’s the view of Beef + Lamb NZ’s Sam McIvor […]

on 6 May 2019 at 9:00 pm

A Taihape farmer has been banned from owning, exercising authority over, or being in charge of any farm animals for 5 years after the deaths of dozens of ewes […]

by infomail@ruralnews.co.nz (Rural News Group) on 2 May 2019 at 9:48 pm

Sheep and beef farmers are being asked to pay a biosecurity levy of $2/head of cattle, an increase of $1.55/head on the original levy. As part of the […]

on 4 April 2019 at 8:00 pm

The 3 partners working to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) have reaffirmed their commitment to achieving eradication and supporting farmers through the […]