Sally Murphy

Three people were sentenced to nearly four years in jail.

这也延续了过去10年来羊群数量持续减少的趋势。

It's a continuation of a trend that has seen sheep numbers dropping for the last decade.

Prolonged dry weather and challenging financial conditions have made circumstances tough for farmers in the the region.

Rising costs and falling demand are plaguing honey producers, but an industry body says there were some green shoots.

Mince, rump steak and anything on sale is selling - but expensive cuts are slower, a Dunedin butcher says.

Vangelis Vitalis says MFAT estimates 40 percent of seafood exports to the UK are still paying tariffs - which were eliminated a year ago.

Hawkes Bay based Bostock Brothers were on the lookout for capital to grow the business but decided to sell the whole operation.

North America is already the biggest market for New Zealand's venison but most of it is consumed in restaurants - the goal is to get more people cooking it at home.

Lincoln University is building a solar farm that will also grow horticulture crops beneath the rows of panels.

Subdued demand from China is behind the drop in May compared to the same month last year, the Meat Industry Association says.

With big powers stepping outside the rules-based trading system, NZ must push hard to diversify trading partners, the deputy secretary of tradesays.

Farmers have been told if they snooze when it comes to reducing emissions they'll lose.

After three months of no shipments to the mainland, farmers are hopeful they will be able to off-load stock soon.

Those driving tractors say they're facing abuse and being clipped by other drivers who can't pass them because of the median barriers.

Growers have previously rejected such a proposal, fearing an oversupply and lower quality produce.

The country's largest kiwifruit packhouse has committed to installing AI to sense pedestrians around forklifts, after a worker was run over in 2022.

After two unprofitable years, avocado growers are looking to cut supply locally and move into export markets.

In what's being described as an odd side effect of Cyclone Gabrielle, fishing crews in Hawkes Bay are catching hundreds of kilos of porcupinefish.

Britain's farmers are protesting the sale of Kiwi lamb, saying it may be of "lower standards than in the UK".

Zespri says the shipment in Belgium will be turned into biofuel after it became clear it was unsalvageable.

新西兰红肉对华出口整体疲软，但其他主要市场需求增幅较大，对冲了一部分中国市场的损失。

Bit it was partly offset by good demand from other markets, the meat industry association says.

After two people died this week in an apparent ram attack, New Zealand animal behaviour researcher says male farm animals can be dangerous - especially now, during breeding season.

A salmon farm says using electric tuk-tuks on its canals has been so successful, they are going to get more.