Water and Land Plan addresses farmers' concerns
Winter grazing and cultivation rules were hot topics during the hearings process.
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Water and Land Plan 'better' but still issues for farmers
Southland Plan made significant progress but farmers say there is room for improvement.
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Rabobank's Animal Proteins Analyst looks at the prospects for our $3 billion beef industry
Herd resilience: Know the score for your cattle
Ensuring your cows are in great condition pre-calving can make all the difference
Phoebe, 15, taking on the champs
A girl and her dog are in the hunt. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Farmer research highlights hill country risks and opportunities
Farmers share stories on hill country development experiences in anonymous survey.
Denis Hames: Sheep, beef incomes will be up this year
Sheep and beef farm incomes are going to be higher for farmers than last year.
Kiwi Jericho Station winner 'chuffed' but not anti foreign investment
Farmer Ed Pinckney is the unconditional contract-holder.
Liquidated halal meat exporter owed $301k
Meatco went into liquidation with $301K debt, and 1.3 tonnes of meat in the freezer.
Listen: A good season for sheep and beef farmers
Beef + Lamb NZ chief economist Andrew Burtt looks at a healthy season for sheep and beef.
Beef + Lamb NZ: Meat exports reach milestone
Both beef and lamb exports are expected to break the $3 billion mark for the first time
Local Focus: Visits to help encourage farming careers
Benneydale kids learn about animal genetics on the farm. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Beef + Lamb NZ: Red meat market sustainable despite rising alternative protein production
There may be opportunities for farmers in non-meat products.
Stortford Lodge: Quality offering reflects good season
Annual Stortford Lodge fair draws buyers from throughout the North Island.
Icebreaker's sale to US company gets green light
Icebreaker Holdings has been sold to US-based VF Corporation for at least $100 million.
Listen: March Madness - M. bovis, lamb prices and Trump
Lamb prices highest recorded for March, with per kg prices lifting above $7.
Cattle farmers furious at the rise of the meatless burger
Various companies are now claiming to be able to produce the perfect burger without meat.
Beef sector so far free of disease affecting dairy cattle
Tests show New Zealand's valuable beef export sector is so far free of M. bovis disease.
Rae Roadley: Losing sleep counting sheep
Is the Beltex tall enough to to do the business? "He's very short," I said.
Watch: Beltex NZ holds inaugural ram lamb sale
Top price of $15,000 achieved at first New Zealand Beltex sheep sale.
Listen: A bright future for sheep meat?
Prof Keith Woodford on Fonterra and the state of the meat industry.
Field day talk gives farmers food for thought
Prof Keith Woodford suggests farmers could market their products directly to consumers.
80th birthday marked by blade-shearing ram
Most people take life a bit easier once they turn 80 — but not Ranfurly farmer Ian Smith.
Merino sheep hold secret to curly hair
New Zealand scientists discover the secret to curly hair by studying merino sheep.
Stortford Lodge: Good money for good store lambs
Good store lambs made particularly good money at yesterday's Stortford Lodge.
'Buzz surrounding' NZ's first Beltex sale
Beltex ram lambs are being offered for the first time in New Zealand on Friday.
Oxford A&P Show will be a 'massive day'
''It's quite a big job to make sure everybody knows what they're doing,'' says President.
How alternative protein threat can be tackled
Threat of alternative proteins can also bring opportunities.
Sticking with tradition pays off for Central Otago merino breeders
The re has been a change of the guards at the Central Otago stud merino tour.
South Island wool sale shows solid demand
Crossbred adult wool prices were softer compared to recent sales.