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Green Canterbury farmland with a yellow crop and shelterbelts under a pale sky

Few dairy farms for sale keeps Canterbury land values firm

Many rural valuations are for mortgage security as owners strengthen their balance sheets to buy more land.

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Black cattle standing on a dry grassy ridge under a blue sky

Groundswell wants Farmlands to pull its AgriZeroNZ investment

Shareholder resolutions at the Farmlands AGM will seek to rescind the co-operative's AgriZeroNZ investment.

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Federated Farmers backs the year 11 agricultural science U-turn

Many 16-year-olds have already chosen a career in agriculture or the trades and should be able to specialise.

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A brown and white dairy calf in a lush green paddock

NZX milk price calculator points above $10 after GDT lift

North Asian buyers including China, Japan and South Korea took more than half the latest GDT offer.

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A harvested cropping paddock below rolling hills

Australian farmers lose faith in a $96 million forecast upgrade

Storms of up to 200mm in a day have trashed Queensland crops while southern growers enjoy drought-breaking rain.

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A two-lane rural road curving past a 75km/h advisory sign and yellow chevron signs

Provincial roads carry double the road risk of the big cities

New Zealand recorded its lowest rate of road deaths in more than a century in 2025, adjusted for population.

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Past Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year recipients standing together at the 2026 gala dinner

Dairy Woman of the Year nominations open for its 15th year

Fonterra suppliers and non-suppliers alike can be nominated for the 2027 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year.

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A yellow signpost showing distances from Bluff to cities around the world, under a blue sky

Rural New Zealand is 151 GPs short as retirements loom

The rural training hubs being rolled out are a partial coordinator role, not the workforce pipeline rural health needs.

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Netted vines on a dry Hawke's Bay hillside under a blue sky

Most Hawke’s Bay soil moisture sites are drier than normal

A blocked weather pattern brings rain to Northland and Bay of Plenty before westerlies return.

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Cows grazing a green paddock with snow-capped Mount Taranaki behind

Smaller herds group SMASH now holds field days nationwide

An equity partnership with a former manager gave one 200-cow farm a clear succession path.

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