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Where will four years of funding aiming to clear goats and deer go?
Conservation Minister Tama Potaka says the programme targets infested country where pests are spilling off DOC land onto neighbouring farms.
Canterbury’s Sean Mulligan named Agronomist of the Year for 2026
Mulligan grew up on a cropping farm and studied a BCom Ag at Lincoln University before a family connection drew him into agronomy.
Strong market lifts Bay of Plenty rural property listings
Every part of the Bay of Plenty rural sector is performing at once, with dairy, kiwifruit and lifestyle properties flooding the market.
Carrfields rebuilt machinery network around keeping farmers moving
Carrfields has spent three years building a machinery business that deals directly with the manufacturers behind its brands.
Australian buyers join auction bench as wool prices rebound
Senior Australian representatives sat at the bench and bought strong wool alongside their traditional fine wool.
Spring charges in warm and windy, then a mid-September breather
Around the second week of September the pattern takes a breather: high pressure looks likely to settle over the country for about a week.
Are Queensland property rights at risk under new critical minerals bill?
Queensland’s Critical Minerals Bill has passed, but AgForce says it still comes at too high a cost for agriculture.
Would scrapping climate commission ease red tape for farmers?
ACT would disestablish the commission and fold its functions into the Ministry for Cities, Environment, Regions and Transport.
New analysis maps dairy industry’s spread across regional NZ
Dairy generated $28.8 billion in export revenue in the year ended December 2025 and supports 51,800 jobs across farming and processing.
New Zealand Wool Collective brings wool promotion under one roof
Wool Impact and Campaign for Wool New Zealand have merged into a single organisation, the New Zealand Wool Collective.










