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• Fly Ferns prepare to tackle world's best anglers in United States
  The team are clocking up the training hours on the world-class waterways of the Central North Island. […]
• Marsden Point closure sparks five-year delay, re-location of $70m glasshouse
  Northland will likely miss out on a multimillion-dollar, government-backed vegetable growing operation following the closure of the Marsden Point refi […]
• Tasman famers pin hopes on forecast rainfall
  A farmer in the drought-stricken Tasman District says the heavy rain forecast for tomorrow will be a much-needed relief. […]
• Industrial hemp should be an 'agricultural crop' not a 'drug', says grower
  The industrial hemp sector is feeling unified and buoyant by a long-awaited regulatory review that it hopes will see more farmers adopt the crop and u […]
• Farmers 'stuck having to use bale wrap'
  Baleage preserves the quality of winter fodder on the farm, but calls to improve farm plastic recycling rates or solve the problem of silage wrap wast […]
• Toa Henderson takes out Open and Golden Shears in one year
  The first-time finalist blitzed the field during Saturday's Great New Zealand Muster, shearing 25 sheep in less than 20 minutes. […]
• Silver Fern Farms restructures, records another loss after historically low livestock flows
  The red meat company has recorded another bit loss, which it put down to low market pricing and "historically low" livestock flows in 2024. […]
• On-farm training initiative a hit among young adults with high-functioning disabilities
  A training initiative in Southland is giving young adults with high-functioning disabilities the skills required to work on a dairy farm. […]
• Hundreds of sheep scramble through Te Kūiti
  Te Kūiti has opened its main street to welcome a herd of hundreds of sheep running the gauntlet, for its annual Great New Zealand Muster festival. […]
• Country Life: Innovation meets tradition at Rotorua kūmara harvest
  It's nearly time for the kūmara harvest at Kai Rotorua and this year, old meets new. […]
• NZ Hops chalks up EU export 'win' amid glut
  Increased hops production has led to a surplus of the dried flower used in beer making or for medicinal purposes. […]