Fonterra sale: Peters threatens more regulation
NZ First leader Winston Peters has threatened more regulation for Fonterra if the dairy giant goes ahead with plans to sell iconic brands to a French company.
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Local ag sector worried by Lake Hāwea proposal
Local ag sector worried by Lake Hāwea proposal
A group of Central Otago farmers and growers are uniting to fight against Contact Energy seeking to lower the level of Lake Hāwea.
Elm Grove a base for innovation
Elm Grove a base for innovation
An entrepreneurial spirit continues on a family dairy farm with a more than 170-year history on the Taieri.
100 years of supporting rural women
100 years of supporting rural women
This year marks 100 years of Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) and for one former president, the anniversary is a reminder of the organisation’s achievements, big and small.
Wattie's reduces take of key Hawke's Bay crops
Wattie's reduces take of key Hawke's Bay crops
Wattie's New Zealand is further reducing fruit and vegetable crops it sources from its home of Hawke's Bay, citing an ongoing struggle against cheaper imports.
Paddling practice
Paddling practice
A raft of ducks paddle in a pond near riparian planting on a farm in Owhiro on the lower Taieri Plain, southwest of Mosgiel.
Vet leaving to study industry wellbeing
Vet leaving to study industry wellbeing
Vet South co-founder Mark Bryan, of Winton.
Safety focus for farm visits
Safety focus for farm visits
WorkSafe inspectors will visit 1000 farms before the end of the year, focusing on the safety of quadbikes and other risks to prevent agriculture becoming the deadliest sector in New Zealand again.
First on-farm sale nets good prices
First on-farm sale nets good prices
Strath Taieri farmers Willie and Emily Jones held their first on-farm sheep sale in response to a cold snap and hot demand.
Potential for shade, fire, pests continues to rankle
Potential for shade, fire, pests continues to rankle
A West Otago farmer says farm forestry regulations remain unfit for purpose, as he faces a future blighted by shade, frost, pests and fire risk.
Backers, critics unhappy at Bill
Backers, critics unhappy at Bill
Both farming and forestry leaders say they are unhappy with new rules intended to limit how much farmland is converted to exotic forest.
Burn trial of pines exhibits potential
Burn trial of pines exhibits potential
Early results of a controlled burn operation trial over 50ha showed promise in controlling invasive wilding conifers provided the rare burning conditions could be achieved, the project manager says.
Liquidated company’s orchards up for sale
Liquidated company’s orchards up for sale
The orchards at the centre of a liquidation of a fledging Central Otago fruit company are up for sale.
Upgraded farming store opens doors
Upgraded farming store opens doors
Waimate's farming community has an upgraded Farm Source store after Fonterra shifted the operation to a new site.
Research tracking facial eczema impact
Research tracking facial eczema impact
Spores of a "devastating" livestock disease have been detected on five southern sheep farms, a scientist says.
Climate change inspiration for latest venture
Climate change inspiration for latest venture
Agricultural entrepreneur Alex de Boer has a long history of doing business in the South.
Alliance formed to boost wool industry
Alliance formed to boost wool industry
Wool Alliance is the latest entity to be formed to attempt to improve the fortunes of New Zealand’s beleagured strong wool industry.
Climate crisis to worsen farming volatility: study
Climate crisis to worsen farming volatility: study
The ebbs and flows of farming are expected to be exacerbated by future climate change effects, including more volatile weather and strained water resources, a new study has found.
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Farmer opposes proposed wind farm
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Farmer opposes proposed wind farm
A proposed wind farm on one side, pine trees going up on the other - times have changed and not for the better, one Southland farmer says.
Alliance executives grilled in South
Alliance executives grilled in South
"How did we get here?"