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No handouts, no hype: Why this is the Broccoli Budget
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (612+ words) Infrastructure and health are the big priorities in this year's Budget, as banks face a new levy and cuts take shape. There are no specific cost-of-living payments or Budget sugar hits " but Finance Minister Nicola Willis promises spending initiatives will…...
Herefords take to sales ring on Wednesday
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (164+ words) Hereford bulls like these young fellows at Mokairau at Wh'ng'r' will parade in the sales ring next Wednesday as the region's R2 bull sales season rolls along. Red cattle get their turn in the sales ring next Wednesday when Mokairau Herefords…...
Fonterra's Edendale and Stirling sites delivering dairy to the world
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (511+ words) Content brought to you by Fonterra It's all go down south for Fonterra, with the co-op's southernmost sites, Stirling and Edendale, in full swing, producing high-quality dairy for the world. Andrew Johns, Fonterra's General Manager of Operations for the Lower…...
Farrier hoofin' it in Central Otago
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (657+ words) By Gianina Schwanecke of RNZ The hard, dry ground of the hills surrounding the Central Otago settlement of Alexandra is especially tough on horses" hooves. It"s one of the reasons Twix " a beautiful seven-year-old paint mare, and her paddock…...
Farmers over-exposed but not in the way they think: James Paterson
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (806+ words) The farm is the business, the home, the source of income, the retirement plan and often the inheritance plan as well, writes James Paterson. James Paterson is the chief client officer at Hawke's Bay's Pie Funds. Farmers understand risk better…...
Pastures Past: Starlings on-farm " pest or helper?
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (569+ words) Kem Ormond takes a look at the world of farming back in the day. In this week's Pastures Past, she's found a 1939 newspaper article on starlings. Farmers tend to dislike starlings due to their habit of nesting in open sheds…...
Tair'whiti Whenua recognised on national stage for 'Innovative Farming"
1+ week, 1+ day ago (380+ words) Tair'whiti Whenua Charitable Trust took out the Innovative Farming Award at the Beef and Lamb New Zealand annual awards ceremony held in Christchurch this week. One of the largest networks of M'ori landowners in the country has been recognised nationally…...
Who took top honours at this year's Beef + Lamb NZ awards
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1081+ words) The Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards have been running since 2022. The winners in this year's Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards were announced at a gala dinner at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre last night. More than 400 people attended the event,…...
Bay companies create high-tech solutions for farming and sustainability challenges
1+ week, 2+ day ago (826+ words) Helical, founded by Dan Garrick, is one of the Bay of Plenty businesses heading to the 2026 New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards 2026. Bay of Plenty businesses are turning farming and sustainability problems into award-winning technology. Rotorua's Helical and Zeala Foam, and Tauranga-based…...
First female Hawke's Bay Federated Farmers president well fit for the job
1+ week, 3+ day ago (782+ words) Handover time as Anthea Yule succeeds Jim Galloway as Federated Farmers Hawke's Bay provincial president at the annual meeting on May 14. Federated Farmers Hawke's Bay has its first female president, after a decision by Raukawa farmer Jim Galloway to stand…...