Farmers are being better prepared for unpredictable weather events through a series of seminars. With experts predicting extreme weather making farming tougher,... Read More

Teams will be limited to 100 in this year's Polaris Big Four Hunting and Fishing Competition which has a price pool of $80,000. Organisers are urging competitors,... Read More

Just as one large science company hid the knowledge of what Roundup could do for many years, another is apparently now sitting on a widespread patent for a process... Read More

David and Kelly Fisher know the true meaning of Gypsy Day. They walked 230 cows eight kilometres from one farm to another when they changed sharemilking jobs in... Read More

A new Regional Coastal Environment Plan which sets rules, policies and objectives to protect the region's coastal marine area is being developed by the Bay of Plenty... Read More

Maori culture is part of the success of Maori agriculture, believes Ahuwhenua Trophy judge Tafi Manjala. 'Profit is not the sole driver and because the land will... Read More

Pink isn't exactly a bloke's colour but farmers have been putting that aside by buying pink electric fencing on pink reels, powered by pink batteries, all in the... Read More

It's called Gypsy Day but instead of brightly decorated horse drawn caravans, more stock trucks, furniture vans and herds of cows will be out on New Zealand's rural... Read More

The kiwifruit industry is bracing for a massive operation which could see hundreds of hectares of new varieties grafted in orchards this winter. With the first round... Read More

One lucky person is walking away with $2000 from the Bethlehem School Gala after a cow ‘deposited' on their square of lawn. Hundreds of people attended the... Read More

New Zealand dairy farmers are feeling the impact of the global economic recession as Fonterra payout forecasts drop to $6.05 this season. Fonterra has announced... Read More

The owner of a Tauranga based company selling volcanic rock being investigated by the Commerce Commission says the company has done nothing wrong. John Morris, owner... Read More