Rural

Fieldays tickets on sale now

Fieldays, the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural event, is set to return to its traditional winter dates from June 14-17, and tickets are on sale now.... Read More

Farmers back National‘s proposed policy changes

Some of the National Party's new farming policies have been welcomed, while there is confusion around others. On Wednesday, National released its Getting... Read More

Council ruffles feathers with poultry licence fee

An Eastern Bay council is revisiting its poultry policy after social media highlighting of its chook rules backfired, bringing more angry squawks than happy... Read More

Fast-track consenting for solar energy projects

Nearly half a million solar panels across two Waikato solar farm projects that could reduce over 200 million kilograms of carbon pollution each year have been... Read More

Call for caged hen eggs to be clearly labelled

Eggs should be explicitly labelled to show whether they are produced by colony hens living in cages, a group of vets says. Veterinarians for Animal Welfare Aotearoa... Read More

Tornado tears through Katikati orchard

Fire and Emergency crews are at the scene of what was a "tornado" in Katikati. They were alerted to the tornado at about 4.50pm, according to Fire and Emergency... Read More

Further $23 million boost to cyclone grant

The Government is providing a further $23 million to support more farmers, growers, whenua Māori owners, and rural communities as they recover from Cyclone Gabrielle. 'Helping... Read More

Kiwifruit: Growers strongly support advocacy group

New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc have been given a strong mandate by kiwifruit growers to work on their behalf for the next six-year kiwifruit levy cycle. The... Read More

Avocado extravaganza: Where will it be next year?

More than 1000 avocado aficionados will cast their vote this afternoon for the lucky country which will host the next World Avocado Congress. The winner of the... Read More

Fonterra reduces farmgate milk price midpoint

Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd today revised its 2022/23 season forecast Farmgate Milk Price range from NZ$8.20 - $8.80 per kgMS to NZ$8.00 - $8.60 per kgMS. This... Read More

Showing respect to retired dairy cows

An Auckland restaurant is showcasing a project to make use of meat from retired dairy cows which has traditionally only been thought suitable for low-value items... Read More

Walk the Bay of Plenty tracks you’ve never seen...

The 20th annual ECHO Walking Festival is proving so popular that several of its guided walks have already sold out. The two week-long event from April 1-16 has... Read More