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Farmers may soon fix their own equipment under proposed bill

Bill means farmers may soon be able to legally fix their broken or damaged farm vehicles.

Dairy prices dip slightly in latest GDT

All products except one slid into negative territory.

‘Bizarre’: Iwi calls out decision to allow superyacht with dirty hull into Hauraki Gulf

The Sea Eagle failed biosecurity standards twice and is undergoing more cleaning today.

South Island farmers move to flexible milking

DairyNZ finds over 40% of Canterbury and Otago-Southland farmers use flexible milking.

Minister ‘pretty certain’ bird flu outbreak over

Andrew Hoggard warns another incursion of a different strain is likely.

Council’s $1.5m plan to alter Kāeo River and reduce flooding

Phase two of the Kāeo flood scheme will start this year.

AI tool used to help with Gisborne’s woody debris problem

GDC has used AI to help get on top of the woody debris issue impacting Tairāwhiti.

The Country: Winston Peters on the Paris Agreement

Winston Peters, Bruce Cotterill, Kevin "Smiley" Barrett, and Phil Duncan.

Thousands of farmers to earn cash for their climate efforts

Fonterra estimates more than 5000 farms will be eligible for a bonus next season.

Big bucks for bigeye ... Lauti whānau reel in $10k catch at Marlin and Tuna Hunt

'Boomer' of a tournament ... 'as good as any in New Zealand': Fishing club president

Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why farming needs R&D investment

OPINION: Government investment in R&D is low in comparison with other countries.

The Country: School lunches and Land Rovers with David Seymour

David Seymour, Mark Ericksen, Te Radar, and Dr Jacqueline Rowarth.

A second shot at Young Farmer title for Hamilton's Hugh Jackson

'Probably my last crack at the big dance, so it’s now or never to give it everything.'

‘Woeful’ rainfall: Water restrictions, fire risk for dry regions

Whanganui and surrounding districts are facing the consequences of a dry, hot summer.

Women win three of four finals at Ohura Shears

Laura Bradley, Sarah Bryant and Jodiesha Kirkpatrick dominated at the Ohura Show.

A2 Milk first-half net profit up 7.6%, sets 8.5¢ dividend

A2 Milk beats market expectations, ends half with net cash position of more than $1b.

Life in an isolated valley after a flood: 'The damage took my mind off being hungry'

George waited days in his car for someone to arrive: 'They didn’t even know we were here.'

Avian flu has hit US egg farmers hard

It's unclear how much the industry has spent on biosecurity.