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Wool report: Sector on 'cusp of a renaissance'

Wool Industry Project Action Group established to help beleaguered crossbred wool sector.

'Just gutted': Family without credit card denied entry to hotel

Jade Legge's family had to drive 300km home again because the rest of the region was full.

Green Party coal ban 'tough' but worth aiming for - Synlait

The Green Party plans to end industrial coal use by 2030.

Action on wool needed now, say industry figures

"We need to get on and get stuff done."

Choke on this: Courgette prices hit record $21 a kilo

A shortage of courgette has seen prices spike in June.

Govt wool strategy starts with baby steps - literally

Industry kickstart by investing in the production of strong wool nappies.

Fonterra warning: Small rivals fear farmers locked in under new law

Small dairy companies fear consequences of market reins coming off Fonterra.

Pattrick Smellie: Only two things can rescue Muller and National now

Todd Muller faces a tough road to the election.

Farmer: Planting farms a 'skinny sheep' idea

Politics shouldn't be the driving force in the farming industry, writes Kerry Worsnop.

Smelter closure: 'A blow for the people of Southland' - Robertson

This comes after a strategic review of the business.

Closing Tiwai Pt could push up power prices for everyone - Contact

Shifting excess power north means transmission charges could climb.

Local Focus: Millions of pink moths coming to backyards

Scientists are planning mass airdrops of sterile moths. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Why livestock market's future is hard to predict

There are strong positive signs, but not enough to give price certainty.

Affco worker awarded $50,000 by court

Affco made a 'lengthy and concerted effort to avoid prosecution' - Judge AA Couch.

Too soon to say whether rising dairy prices will flow to farmgate - Fonterra

Fonterra Cooperative Group is demurring on whether farmers can expect a higher payout.

Local Focus: Lavish, expensive and local - Taupō honey is a sweet deal for several businesses

Zealandia honey have launched a new product this week. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Couple's flexible approach to farming paying off

Waimumu sheep and beef farmers have been supplying My Food Bag.

How farming must juggle uncertainty and opportunity

Covid, drought and uncertainty have tested many of us in ways we could not have foreseen.