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NZ's longest-serving meat worker retires after 64 years
Ken McLeod, 80, says it felt like he had "robbed a bank" when he got his pay cheques in the mid-1960s.
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Habits may change as price of beef mince soars by 18%
27 Nov 2025The average price of a one-kilogram pack of beef mince climbed 18 percent since the start of the year.
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The one thing hard-core conservationists and farmers agree on
27 Nov 2025A predator that feeds on native species and spreads disease among livestock is a target for all.
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Sheep dog trials return to screen in new broadcasting deal
26 Nov 2025Sheep dog trials at next year's New Zealand Rural Games will play on TVNZ's platforms.
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High beef prices hit McDonald's NZ's bottom line
Not even fast food giant McDonald's New Zealand is immune to the rising cost of food, especially for key burger ingredient beef.
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Lower payout for dairy farmers despite record production
Milk production hit historic levels last month, but high global supply has seen Fonterra lower its forecast farmgate milk price - which one analyst says will disincentivise production.
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Fonterra narrows Farmgate Milk Price point
25 Nov 2025Strong milk flows in NZ and other milk-producing changes have seen the price range narrow to $9.50 a kilo of milk solids, from $10.
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Kelmarna Community Farm celebrates 40 years with new book
24 Nov 2025The 4 and a half acre block of land is nestled between the Auckland suburbs of Ponsonby and Herne Bay, the last place you'd expect to find a farm. Audio
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Pig farm hit with record fine after 'appalling' offending
24 Nov 2025The farm had sewage tanks overflowing into waterways, with repeated violations one of "the worst cases" officials had ever dealt with.. Video
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Hoggard denies conflict of interest
24 Nov 2025SAFE has made a complaint to the prime minister after the decision to allow the continued use of farrowing crates and mating stalls.
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'I never thought I'd be called a poo hunter': Inside facial eczema study
22 Nov 2025Wairarapa sheep farmer Paul Crick is one of hundreds out collecting poo samples from his flock as part of a national study.
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Farmer flying high with agri drone venture
22 Nov 2025Te Kuiti farmer Mitchel Hoare has a new side hustle, operating a drone to help other farmers improve the land.
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Weakening trend sees ANZ Bank cuts its farmgate milk price
21 Nov 2025The big banks are responding to an ongoing drop in global dairy prices.
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Activists, minister at odds over pig crates amid undercover footage release
21 Nov 2025Animal welfare activists, public submitters and the associate agriculture minister are still at odds around the use of farrowing crates and mating stalls at pig farms. Audio
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Inside the 25-year journey to the perfect kiwifruit
22 Nov 2025It's a long game developing the kiwifruit of the future - up to 25 years from concept to shop shelf. Fruit that thrive in a wetter, warmer climate and with less chemical input are among those in…
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The cost of cheap fruit and vege imports on NZ production
20 Nov 2025The hunt for the cheapest fruit and vegetables by both supermarkets and shoppers is putting pressure on locally produced crops in New Zealand.
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Oversupply putting dairy farmers under pressure
19 Nov 2025ASB senior economist Chris Tennent-Brown says a price fall was not unexpected.
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Dairy prices fall for seventh time in row
Butter prices fell more than 7.6 percent, while cheddar prices fell 2.7 percent, and skim milk powder fell 0.6 percent.
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Healing power of trout fishing helps men with cancer
A global trout-fishing movement is providing relief for Kiwi men on the Tongariro River.
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Growing future farmers: Taranaki students run their own farm
A Taranaki high school is training the next generation of primary industry workers.
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Comvita takeover bid fails
17 Nov 2025The honey exporter's board had vigorously pushed shareholders to vote in favour of a $56 million deal with Florenz.
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A look inside Massey University's 'outdoor farm classroom'
15 Nov 2025Set on 40 hectares near the university's Palmerston North campus, the Large Animal Teaching Unit, is home to a menagerie of animals for veterinary students to work with.
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Romance meets reality - farming the high country
15 Nov 2025There's romance attached to living in the Mackenzie High Country, but is that still the case? Growing up in the region's harsh winters and hot summers, it's the only life Simon Williamson has known…
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Jefferson Fellow Kate Green on the future of food security
15 Nov 2025RNZ reporter Kate Green has recently returned from parts of Southeast Asia as part of a Jefferson Fellowship exploring food security issues across the region.
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The women who inseminate cows to make money for Christmas
13 Nov 2025Artificial breeding technicians play a crucial role in keeping New Zealand's dairy industry flowing. Increasingly, women are being drawn to the job.
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Canterbury A&P show returns with royal status
13 Nov 2025The show's organisers are promising a strong return after last year's downscaled format.
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Natives tree nectar highest on east coast - study
10 Nov 2025Over two years, researchers measured nectar from more than 4200 flowers off eight native trees in a number of regions nationwide.
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How a rural bootcamp is boosting mental health
10 Nov 2025"When we first started, they were quite awkward. Some of these fellas, they wouldn't even shake your hands, but now a hug is a normal thing." Audio
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