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More shearers are taking part this year, including crews from Australia, Scotland, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, France and Germany and even Mongolia.

Researchers will compare whether dairy calves are better off being with their mums or being reared by people.

An elderly woman who has been farming all her life chose to ignore the obvious suffering of her livestock, with a judge sending a warning to other farmers in the same position - either retire from…

The Environmental Protection Authority is holding public hearings this week in regards to its re-assessment of the use of hydrogen cyanamide.

Both countries face national and market targets to reduce methane emissions - and aim to refine how they are calculated.

Conditions across Marlborough, Tasman and Nelson are the 'driest in years' say farmers - and are likely to get worse.

Shearing is in the blood for the Wairarapa-based Gordon family who have been competing in the Golden Shears international shearing and woolhandling contest for decades.

Rick Martin and Nairn Illingworth farm a drove of happy heritage pigs, and their bacon and porchetta butties have punters lining up at the farmers' market. Audio

Farmers and growers across Nelson, Marlborough and Tasman are being encouraged to speak to their peers about how to manage drought-like conditions.