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An Australian app designed to connect rural people across long distances has launched in New Zealand, attracting thousands of downloads in its first week.

A Canterbury trial is showing that the data generated from SenseHub Dairy's youngstock tags can change how farmers approach feeding and weaning decisions.

Jones is backing Peters' statements calling for the number of gentailers to be "cut in half", saying they need to be broken up to bring power prices down.

IrrigationNZ has launched its 2026 election manifesto, calling for legislative certainty and Crown capital to de-risk new water storage schemes, saying the country cannot afford to keep re-litigating the value of infrastructure built to last a century.

Mike Casey from Rewiring Aotearoa is at Fieldays, focusing on removing regulatory barriers around farmers installing solar on farm.

The Fonterra email sent to a non-government address raises the question of whether the handling of sensitive documents was an isolated incident or standard practice on the ninth floor.

Federated Farmers is calling on the next government to shift from regulatory reform to strategic investment in agriculture, releasing a five-point ‘roadmap’ ahead of November.

Pāmu has reintroduced the controversial feed palm kernel expeller (PKE) on its conventional dairy farms, reversing the policy it adopted in 2016. CEO Mark Leslie says sustainability, animal welfare and profitability all contributed to the decision.

Fieldays opens at Mystery Creek next Wednesday with more than 1,100 exhibitors, international trade delegations from several countries and favourable weather forecasts expected across all four days.

New Zealand's dairy sector has passed the two billion kilogram milk solids mark for the first time, driven by three consecutive seasons of strong milk prices and continued productivity gains on farm.