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- Listen to The Country online with Jamie Mackay: Zespri’s Jason Te Brake on kiwifruit forecast 21/11/2024Jason Te Brake, Peter Newbold, Chris Russell, Jo Luxton, Mike Petersen. […]
- Fonterra’s consumer business sale and what it might look like 21/11/2024Lack of capital for the FMCG operation is not the only reason for Fonterra's exit. […]
- Hauraki Vintage Machinery Club to host annual open day at Kaihere Domain 20/11/2024The Hauraki Vintage Machinery Club showcases blast from the past. […]
- Listen to The Country online with Jamie Mackay: Zespri’s Jason Te Brake on kiwifruit forecast 21/11/2024
Farming News
- Southland dementia patients sedated due to lack of care optionsPhoto: File A Southland doctor says he has had to sedate dementia patients due to a lack of care opt […]
- Australian teen dies from tainted alcohol in LaosVang Vieng, the Laos town where four people have now died from drinking methanol-tainted alcohol. Ph […]
- Southland dementia patients sedated due to lack of care options
Country News
- Government accused of betraying Kiwis' trust over lack of consultation on live exportsThe government has always vowed to reinstate live exports by sea, which was banned by the previous Labour government. […]
- Winners of Taranaki Regional Council Environmental Awards announcedA food rescue charity, vital mahi to improve fish passages, pest animal and plant control, and long-term efforts to restore waterways have all been re […]
- In a step towards reducing greenhouse gases, Pāmu's St Kilda farm welcomes first cattle to methane testing facilityThe facility will test which cattle are the most efficient converters of feed into growth - as well as which ones emit less methane. […]
- Detecting and diagnosing mastitis in 15 minutes in the fieldA New Zealand start-up wants to give farmers a tool similar to the Covid-19 rapid antigen test for detecting and diagnosing mastitis in the herd. […]
- 'Leaner' Alliance announces $95.8m lossThe cost of shutting its Timaru meat works is costing the troubled red meat co-operative more than $51m. […]
- NZ's largest rural supply store Farmlands records more lossesThe co-op has posted a $14.3 million net loss after tax for the year ended June 2024. […]
- Family rose business in full bloomFor the Matthews whānau, growing roses isn't just a job: "We do it because it's our life and our passion, and we enjoy it." […]
- Beekeeper living the sweet life at Bluff StationTessa Bryant never thought she'd find herself in a bee suit - but she's now learnt all about apiary, and realised she can give anything a go […]
- Project farm boasting 27 percent emissions cut a marketing stunt, Greenpeace saysThe project boasts a 27 percent reduction in absolute emissions, but Greenpeace says it doesn't address the cow in the room. […]
- 'I've had nightmares' - petition calls for govt action to stop toxic weed threatA toxic weed spreading like wildfire through Northland pastures can cause "serious health problems" if stock eat it. […]
- Country Life: Mobs of wallabies demolishing ancient forest prompt iwi actionA group of Te Arawa iwi are trying to reclaim their forest from mobs of wallabies which they say are killing the bush and gobbling up farmland. […]
- Government accused of betraying Kiwis' trust over lack of consultation on live exports
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