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• Alliance group Smithfield plant in Timaru shuts its doors after 138 years
  Red-meat co-op Alliance says it will be an "emotional time" for the 55 remaining meat workers at its Smithfield plant today. […]
• Country Life: A historic Hawke's Bay homestead finds new life
  Wallingford Homestead in Central Hawke's Bay was once a bustling base for the local farming community. These days it's helping bridge the ur […]
• Country Life: Teens ride high in the world of rodeo
  The rodeo season is underway and Waikato sisters Lylah and Riley Wood are in an arena practising their rodeo skills, a sport which has taken them to t […]
• Country Life: Christmas tree farmer makes massive maize maze
  Thousands of perfectly shaped trees are harvested in the lead-up to the festive season at Andrew McAllister's Needle Fresh Christmas tree farm in […]
• King Country farmer 'counting lucky stars' after quad bike accident, urges farm safety
  The warning comes as rural insurer FMG says there is often a spike in quad bike roll-overs in the lead-up to Christmas. […]
• Dry conditions prompt fire bans in Hawke's Bay and Otago
  Fire and Emergency is banning fireworks, open-air fires and sky lanterns in many areas of Hawke's Bay and Otago. […]
• Ni-Vanuatu fruit pickers 'worried' over fate of quake-affected relatives
  Kiwifruit company Seeka is supporting 100 ni-Vanuatu fruit pickers helping with summer pruning to contact their families back home. […]
• 'No signs' of avian influenza outside of Otago farm, tests continue - MPI
  Further tests are being carried out to ensure there was no spread beyond the one farm. […]
• Prominent Canterbury High Country farmer Colin Drummond has died
  He is the second prominent Canterbury farming leader to die in a week. […]
• Hold or sell below cost: Velvet farmers facing tough season
  Due to the flooded market, prices are back by about 20 percent which means some farmers will not make a profit this season. […]
• Researcher urges caution on rock lobster catch limit increase
  Seafood industry players are welcoming a government proposal to ease catch limits - but an academic says the rock lobster population may not support i […]