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Farmers warned customers' 'voices getting louder' for emissions action
Farmers have been told if they snooze when it comes to reducing emissions they'll lose.
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Kiwi cheesemakers win big at international awards
1 Jul 2024More than 5500 producers from over 50 countries entered, with NZ cheesemakers taking home 27 medals and two trophies. Audio
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'Things are tight right now for farmers' - ETS changes welcomed
7:01 am todayThe government's decision to delay pricing agricultural emissions and scrap the sector-led He Waka Eke Noa - Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership -…
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Open-ocean project approved to trial new technologies to farm finfish in Tasman Bay
1 Jul 2024An open ocean project to trial new technologies for farming finfish has been granted consent to go ahead in Tasman Bay, near D'Urville Island.
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What it takes to bring kiwi back to the capital
29 Jun 2024Drones, transmitters and more than 4600 traps are all being used to "bring back some of the wild things to town". Audio
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Farmer's fight with depression: 'We lost Wayne, bit by bit'
28 Jun 2024Tyler Langford says watching her husband succumb to mental illness was like watching him "disappear before your eyes". Video
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Seeking a slice of the US cheese market: 'It's far bigger than people realise'
26 Jun 2024New Zealand sheep milk company Spring Sheep is vying for a slice of the US cheese market.
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Horror season for many olive oil producers
25 Jun 2024Growers in Wairarapa, Nelson/Marlborough and Canterbury are pressing a third fewer olives than last season.
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Chatham Islands farmers 'desperate' to off-load stock
25 Jun 2024After three months of no shipments to the mainland, farmers are hopeful they will be able to off-load stock soon.
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Law removing future ETS agriculture obligations passes first reading
The government's proposed law change to keep agriculture out of the Emissions Trading Scheme has passed its first reading.
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Record-breaking kiwifruit exports expected to bring big returns
24 Jun 2024Growers are celebrating a bumper season as the kiwifruit industry exports its largest-ever crop.
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Fall armyworm infestation: Eradication ruled out
24 Jun 2024The insect can survive all year round, especially in warmer winter temperatures like in Northland, and the problem is expected to only grow.
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Sharemilker, farmer fined after motorbike crash at stock crossing
21 Jun 2024Sharemilkers put ropes across a West Coast road without significant signage.
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Concerns over median barriers for tractor drivers
20 Jun 2024Those driving tractors say they're facing abuse and being clipped by other drivers who can't pass them because of the median barriers.
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Farmers more confident in themselves, less so about overall economy - survey
19 Jun 2024Farmer sentiment remains subdued and has been for an extended period of time.
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60,000 sign petition calling for ban on live animal exports to be kept
The coalition government is keen to restart the trade with 'gold standard' rules to protect animal welfare.
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Farmer fears reducing stock only way to meet environmental standards
26 Jun 2024"We've been planting, everything is fenced, so I'm not sure where to head to from here," a dairy farmer says.
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Cows euthanised after being found stuck in mud, without water
21 Jun 2024Animal welfare officers visited the Southland dairy farm following a complaint.
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Keeping blueberry and avocado thieves away
Fruit theft is rampant across the country, and sometimes farming equipment is being nicked too, a blueberry grower says.
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Otago farmer's creative journey from farm to fabric to fashion
Country Life: A farmer's frustration about declining wool prices has led her to create a line of designer coats from strong high micron wool, designed "to last forever". Audio
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Fieldays fashion: What they wore on the opening day
13 Jun 2024Fieldays visitors put their best fashion foot forward on the Mystery Creek event's opening day. RNZ's Marika Khabazi was there to capture the action.
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Fewer apples to hit shelves despite best harvest in years
13 Jun 2024This season's apple harvest has wrapped up earlier than expected but the 'delicious' crop is smaller, meaning more fruit going offshore.
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Lower prices for key commodities behind a forecast dip in primary industry export revenue
14 Jun 2024While there are temporary dips in some sectors, the outlook is positive, says MPI director general Ray Smith.
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NZ Agricultural Show to go ahead in 'slimmed down' fashion after all
The national agricultural show is back on - albeit in a slightly different format to previous years.
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Why are interest rates so much higher for rural lending?
The rural farming community wants to hear from banks if they are treating them reasonably as government inquiry kicks off. Audio
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Watch: Luxon heads to Fieldays
12 Jun 2024Politics, new equipment and the tractor pull contest have taken centre stage on the opening day of the New Zealand Fieldays.
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Food, fibre must bring value back to the farmgate - KPMG
12 Jun 2024New Zealand's food and fibre sectors are being told "massive" opportunities lie ahead for the sectors, as long farmers are there for the journey, a new report has found.
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Packhouse invests in AI, donates to amputee charity after forklift accident
11 Jun 2024The country's largest kiwifruit packhouse has committed to installing AI to sense pedestrians around forklifts, after a worker was run over in 2022.
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