More farmers' cows in Taranaki grazier's care go missing
Fair Go is back in Taranaki — talking to a new bunch of farmers about the same problem. Cows. Missin...
Farming
Company making cow-less dairy products given green light to expand
A company developing dairy proteins in the laboratory without cows has been given the green light to...
Where there's a wool: Can NZ's textile sector find its way again?
Sheep farming, once a staple of New Zealand's economy, is in a crisis as some of the industry's cruc...
New bovine disease vaccine research underway in NZ
Research is underway in New Zealand to create a new single-dose vaccine to prevent the spread of Bov...
Northland sheep benefiting from the power of the sun
The sheep grazing at a Northland solar farm seem to like spending a lot of time chilling in the shad...
Quad bike roll-overs: Warning after four farmers killed over three weeks
The deaths of four farmers killed in separate quad bike roll-overs in the past three weeks have prom...
NZ temporarily suspends all Aus tomato imports after virus detection
Biosecurity New Zealand has temporarily suspended all Australian tomato imports after the detection ...
Debt-ridden Synlait pulled back from brink of receivership
Debt-ridden milk producer Synlait is back from the brink of receivership after a meeting in Canterbu...
One step closer to farming oysters, scallops in open ocean
Nelson researchers are a step closer to developing a way to grow the likes of oysters, scallops and ...
Hundreds of jobs to go under proposal to close Timaru meatworks
Hundreds of jobs are on the line at a meat processing plant in Timaru. A proposal to close the Smith...
Fonterra releases new strategy to get higher return on capital
Fonterra has released its new strategy to pay more in dividends to shareholders and get a higher ret...
Animal-counting drones help farmers speed up stocktake
New Kiwi innovation is helping farmers speed up their regular stock count. It usually takes weeks fo...
Taranaki farmers trial growing versatile angelica herb
A new smell called angelica has been wafting on Taranaki’s prevailing westerly breeze. Known as the ...
Hawke's Bay fruitgowers support Tongan workers after bus crash
The Hawke's Bay fruit-growing community is rallying around a group of Tongan seasonal workers who we...
Tiny oxygen bubbles a game changer for cutting farm water use
Tiny oxygen bubbles are being touted by some as a potential game changer for irrigating pastures and...
