Southdown Ewe wins 2015 Masterton All Breeds Sheep of the Show
Wiri 43/13 (Mangakura 74/11 – Wiri 18/11)
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- What makes a bull worth $161,000? He's 'beautifully put together'The bidder who smashed a national price record at the recent Angus bull sales says his purchase is "beautifully put together". […]
- Flood-hit Tasman farm 'more like a riverbed than a farm'Work to bolster flood resilience along the Motueka River came too late for one flood-hit Tasman farmer who lost dozens of hectares of farmland to the […]
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- PGG Wrightson acquires Nexan Group for $20 millionRural services company PGG Wrightson has acquired local animal health company Nexan Group for $20 million in a move the listed company says will keep […]
- Waikato-Bay of Plenty's Hugh Jackson named Young Farmer of the YearThe 26-year-old was crowned the 57th FMG Young Farmer of the Year on Saturday evening after the final event in Invercargill. […]
- Plant production 'one of the most underrated horticultural sectors', says young industry leaderJake Linklater won the prestigious award in his hometown of Christchurch. […]
- Country Life: A haven for rescued farm animalsSharlene Wilson has turned her rural property in North Canterbury into a haven for rescued farm animals who find healing, freedom and a place to truly […]
- Country Life: On the FarmWet and wild weather has lashed much of the country from Taranaki to the top of the South, where many farmers and orchardists are still busy with the […]
- Country Life: Crooked Vege's pay-what-you-can model feeding families two years onCrooked Vege's pay-what-you-can model may have been a radical idea two years ago but its vege box plan is working. […]
- Country Life: Rural recycling on the rise, says AgrecoveryAgrecovery has seen huge growth in the 20 years it's been operating, with those in the primary sector looking for new ways to recycle on-farm pla […]
- Taranaki farmers consider options after Mt Messenger Bypass court setbackThe Transport Agency wants to compulsorily acquire 11 hectares of Tony and Debbie Pascoe's cattle farm. […]
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