07:00pm Fri 05 Apr, 2024
The Meat Industry Association says New Zealand exported red meat products worth $932 million during February, with demand from the United States helping to offset... Read More
05:00pm Thu 04 Apr, 2024
Eastern Bay of Plenty livestock farmers are benefitting from a government scheme that supports graduate vets. Opotiki veterinarian Kate Mackersey is one... Read More
09:10am Wed 03 Apr, 2024
A search is under way for descendants of hundreds of British boys sent out for farming training in New Zealand a century ago. Dressed in military-style 'lemon-squeezer”... Read More
05:00pm Tue 02 Apr, 2024
The last known farm infected with cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has been cleared of livestock and disinfected, bringing the country's toll of active confirmed... Read More
08:00am Mon 01 Apr, 2024
After three serious crashes involving tractors on Saturday, Waikato Police are asking motorists heading home from their Easter break to be mindful of agricultural... Read More
06:00pm Fri 29 Mar, 2024
Waikato Police Search and Rescue are continuing to search for a missing 79-year-old woman in the Pureroa Forest, who was reported missing on Saturday March 23. She... Read More
05:00pm Thu 28 Mar, 2024
A Waikato based farming company has been convicted and fined $80,500 in the Hamilton District Court for the unlawful discharges of farm animal effluent to land... Read More
07:00pm Wed 27 Mar, 2024
New Zealand farms could stop buying 'blood phosphate' and lower their greenhouse gas emissions by getting a common fertiliser from local mines, a report... Read More
07:00am Wed 27 Mar, 2024
The fast-tracked implementation of New Zealand's Free Trade Agreement with the European Union is a significant boost for Zespri and the kiwifruit industry. The... Read More
03:00pm Mon 25 Mar, 2024
Kiwifruit growers are the most positive ever seen at the start of the season, according to the head of the kiwifruit grower group New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers. Chief... Read More
10:45am Mon 25 Mar, 2024
Hunters preparing to head out into the bush for the annual Roar are being urged to make sure they come home unharmed. 'As a hunter, the Roar is an exciting... Read More
07:30am Fri 22 Mar, 2024
A driver is lucky not to have sustained injuries following a crash between the vehicle they were driving and some cows. Emergency services were called to... Read More