02:41pm Sun 11 May, 2014
Managing resources for a competitive advantage is the Fieldays 2014 Premier Feature theme, which will highlight areas where New Zealand's agricultural sector can... Read More
02:34pm Sun 11 May, 2014
The highly regarded Fieldays Innovation Competition is back after another groundbreaking year which saw previous entrants find fame and fortune. Ayla Hutchinson... Read More
12:15pm Sun 11 May, 2014
Celebrity chef Josh Emett will be returning to his Waikato roots next month to delight food-focused visitors when he performs an impressive three demonstrations... Read More
11:46am Sun 11 May, 2014
The opportunity of a lifetime, and a prize pool of more than $20,000, is open to a Kiwi or Aussie rural bloke - as long as they are single.The search is on for the... Read More
11:20am Sun 11 May, 2014
The arrival of 101 members of the hereford ‘fan club' registered little more than a passing interest from Koanui Boulder, the one tonne bull in a small enclosure... Read More
11:05am Sun 11 May, 2014
An ancient tradition, with links to Alfred The Great, is kept alive twice-weekly from March to July when members of the Waikato Hunt Club ride through the countryside. Waikato... Read More
10:55am Sun 11 May, 2014
The horses on the Saville farm will be enjoying hay made by a 60-year-old baler this winter.The David Brown baler was bought by Katikati's Arthur Saville 43 years... Read More
10:41am Sun 11 May, 2014
Have bike, will travel - it could be the motto of the Tauranga Classic Motorcycle Club. 'It's just a great excuse to get out on the old bikes and rediscover places... Read More
10:24am Sun 11 May, 2014
Natasha Grindrod grew up on her family's farm at Awakeri but never milked the cows, nor saw a career for herself in farming.Instead, Barry and Yvonne Richardson's... Read More
09:57am Sun 11 May, 2014
It's no longer science-fiction. Remote control drones are now being used by farmers to more effectively run their businesses, says Jonathan MacDougall of needITwantITgadgIT.co.nz. 'Using... Read More
09:52am Sun 11 May, 2014
As a teenager in the 1970s, Linda Lees was fascinated by the maimai in the Maungatapu Estuary.'Back then you could see heaps of maimai when you travelled between... Read More
09:44am Sun 11 May, 2014
Dairy farming didn't figure in Cameron Luxton's future plans, until he was offered a job at Galatea. Cameron Luxton's decision to leave a career in building to take... Read More