3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (355+ words) Toby Barkla, the owner of Plains Butchery near Edgecumbe, says he has been encouraged by what he describes as the positive sounds coming out of Ministry for Primary Industries about proposed changes to homekill regulations. “MPI is making very clear…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (509+ words) Nateva forestry company called off the public auction of wild sheep trespassed from five of its forests in Pongaroa last week after owners collected their stock. Locals are now questioning the legality of holding such an auction in the first…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (228+ words) North Otago farmer Jo Hay has been appointed a farmer-director on the Silver Fern Farms Co-operative board. Alongside her family, Hay farms sheep and beef near Oamaru and currently serves on the board of Meet the Need. She said joining…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (401+ words) A research project exploring how agricultural stakeholders respond to and make decisions about emerging technologies aims to better understand how farm data is governed, shared and used in New Zealand’s rapidly evolving agricultural landscape. As a global leader in agricultural…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (939+ words) Tiny but mighty, that’s how the South Island’s largest sprout grower describes the superfood. Karen McGrath from Southern Alps Sprouts won this year’s Love of the Land category at the NZI Rural Women New Zealand Business Awards. Alongside husband Jason,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (307+ words) A Waikato sharemilker has welcomed legislation introduced in Parliament this week allowing farm workers to access their KiwiSaver savings to buy a house or farm. Danielle Hovmand has spent five years seeking the change and said once it has become…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (434+ words) By Neal Wallace and Gerhard Uys August had been shaping up to be one of the best in recent years for West Otago dairy farmer Luke Kane. But then 60mm of rain fell over several days this week. The cold front…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (401+ words) Massey University is expanding a hands-on programme designed to give secondary school students a glimpse of where a career in agriculture could take them. Following the success of the inaugural Food Innovation Youth Summit at Massey University earlier this year,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1336+ words) By Russell Palmer of RNZ NZ First deputy leader Shane Jones has accused the Bay of Plenty kiwifruit industry of “medieval slave practices” at a public meeting, and called for a review of the laws governing Zespri. The self-proclaimed champion…...