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Dairy farmers reimbursed after bad semen batch causes lower pregnancy rate
Bad semen was used on 921 herds nationwide and resulted in lower pregnancy rates.
Motorcyclists' close call with logging trucks caught on camera
A logging company is urging motorists to be more patient after two motorbikes nearly collided with one of their trucks.
'Get out there and do some scouting': Growers told to watch out for fall armyworm
First discovered in New Zealand in March last year, the pest can chew through more than 350 plant species.
Zespri meets China's foreign minister over illegal Sun Gold plantings
A grower took clippings to China in 2016 and the amount grown there has been increasing.
NZ meat industry meets with US officials after call for increased lamb tariffs
The meeting was to ensure Kiwi lamb exports continued to flow into the US market.
Rural insurer settles more than 9000 claims made after Cyclone Gabrielle
Rural insurer FMG has nearly closed 80 percent of the 11,500 claims made following Cyclone Gabrielle.
Fears more dairy farmers will default on loans amid cost pressures, lower commodity prices
The number of dairy farmers defaulting on their bank loans is expected to rise as costs continue to bite and commodity prices remain soft.
Ban on live animal exports likely to be overturned by new government
Live animal exports by sea are expected to resume after a National government forms, but it could be a year before the first shipment leaves.
Farmers welcome National-ACT victory, confidence 'never been so low'
Federated Farmers has welcomed the initial election results, saying farmers turned out in force to effect change.
'Race against time': Forestry crews salvage wood after cyclone
Forestry crews are in a race against time to harvest 6500 hectares of trees blown over around Taupō and Tūrangi area during Cyclone Gabrielle.
Hawke's Bay nursery looks to recover from cyclone with new business model
A nursery flooded during Cyclone Gabrielle is adapting its business to help farmers withstand future extreme weather events.
Must Love Dogs
Kelsie Meads and her sidekick heading dog Sass are one of 12 duos taking part in this year's Trans-Tasman Cobber Dog Challenge. Small in stature but not in attitude, Sass is vying for the top spot.
AudioM. bovis rediscovered after NZ reached no known cases
Mycoplasma bovis has been found on a farm in Selwyn, just months after the country reached no known cases of the cattle disease.
'Sheep of the Future' breeding programme touted as transformational
The programme aims to breed sheep with finer wool, greater tolerance for hot weather, lower methane emissions and top quality meat traits.
One application accepted so far under new OIO farm-to-forest rules
The first decisions under new rules for farm-to-forest conversions have been released, with two of the three applications being declined.
Australia taking Aotearoa's lessons from destructive mite spread
Australian authorities working to limit the spread of the destructive varroa mite are doing so with help from New Zealand scientists.
Kiwifruit recalled in US after routine sampling found listeria
Zespri said it had traced the kiwifruit to two orchards and all fruit from those properties had been put on hold.
Mycoplasma bovis: Last known infected property declared disease free
New Zealand has no farms infected with cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis with the last property being cleared of cattle and declared disease-free.
Farmer starts petition calling for govt wool use
The petition calls for only-wool carpets in government buildings after the Ministry of Education's decision to use US-made nylon carpet in rural schools.
'We're there to help' - Agricultural volunteering club works in cyclone-hit Hawke's Bay
Ten Lincoln University students spent the week repairing fences, shovelling silt and doing other jobs on properties around Hastings.
'Pretty grim': Waikato dairy farmers face feed shortage due to wet weather
Dairy farmers are getting to the point of not coping as constant rain destroys pastures, one farmer says.
Farmers in lower South Island battle blizzard-like conditions
Farmers in the lower half of the South Island are battling blizzard-like conditions and freezing temperatures as a cold snap sweeps across the island.
Photos: Farms covered in snow after cold blast sweeps South Island
Farms in parts of Otago have been left covered in inches of snow after a cold blast swept across the lower half of the South Island.
From dog coats to generators - farmers seek Fieldays bargains
Farmers going to Fieldays is like going to the mall for city slickers - but are they buying anything?