5+ hour, 43+ min ago   (346+ words) Mid Canterbury growers were in top form at the 2026 United Wheat Grower Awards with some quality results, despite a challenging wet harvest. The United Wheat Grower Awards were announced as part of the 2026 Arable Awards celebrations in Christchurch. United Wheat…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (359+ words) A Southland cattle farmer has been fined $7500 for failing to sufficiently treat four bulls that had to be euthanised to end their suffering. David Michael Church, 62, was sentenced in the Invercargill District Court yesterday on five charges under the Animal…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (320+ words) Thousands of sheep worth about A$2 million (NZ$2.44m) have allegedly been stolen from a rural property, prompting a police appeal. An investigation has been launched after about 5500 dorper ewes and rams went missing outside of Blackall in central west Queensland....

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1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (186+ words) The strong wool market has delivered a major reversal of the sharp downward spiral across recent sales. In a statement, PGG Wrightson auction manager Dave Burridge said 91% of the strong wool on offer in Christchurch sold on August 13. The clean…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (716+ words) Despite hundreds of deer and goats being culled, feral animal numbers remain out of control and there is a need for co-ordinated action, Central Otago farmer Andrew Paterson says. More than 100 deer and 500 goats shot in just five days sounds…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (628+ words) National’s plan to introduce national standards for river gravel extraction and on-farm quarries will cut costs, delays and uncertainty for farmers, Federated Farmers says. Colin Hurst, Federated Farmers president, says the recent National Party’s announcement delivers on two of the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (777+ words) Many farmers are getting close to pension age and contemplating what to do with the family farm, especially if it is in sheep or beef. But there appears to be a positive turn to the issue of succession with renewed…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (457+ words) The Inland Revenue says cash payments to workers are one of the major factors leading it to publicly call out the horticulture sector for bad tax practices. Last week the tax department issued a revenue alert saying the cash payments,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (656+ words) This story discusses violence towards sheep which some readers might find distressing. A shearer caught on film violently abusing three lambs was at the time of his offending drinking too much as he struggled to cope with the death of…...