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• Empty pumps at two North Island truck stops concern rural transporter
  Pumps ran dry in Wairoa and Eltham on Thursday when the Stephenson Transport truck and trailer units from Central Hawke's Bay were on a freezing […]
• Country Life: Inside Kapiro Farm's quest to find the sheep of the future
  Meaty, eco-friendly, good-looking but not too woolly, could those be the perfect traits for New Zealand's future flock? […]
• Inflating cost of running a farm now structural - report
  The cost of running a farm in New Zealand is more than a quarter higher than it was before the Covid pandemic, a new report shows. […]
• Iran war will lead to more supermarket price rises - Foodstuffs boss
  Shoppers will take another hit when the fallout from the Iran war hits the supermarket shelves, a Foodstuffs boss says. […]
• Demand for New Zealand cream surges in China
  A growing middle class enjoying products like cakes and iced-teas in China is seeing demand for New Zealand cream surge. […]
• Wattie's NZ's proposed cuts 'a really big blow' to seed, arable growers
  The seed industry was taking stock of what last week's announcement by Wattie's would mean for growers. […]
• Farmers face uncertain future as fuel prices skyrocket
  Gavins business manager Chris Paterson said they have been forking out an extra $60,000 a week since prices went up. […]
• Winston Peters slams departing Fonterra boss Miles Hurrell
  The NZ First leader has called the dairy giant a "sell-out globalist company". […]
• Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell resigns
  Fonterra's chair says after a 25-year career with the dairy giant Hurrell has decided that the time is right for him to leave. […]
• Country Life: The Shepherdess Muster heads to Southland
  A weekend retreat filled with crafts, relaxation, learning, fun and connection in the remote rural community of Tokanui in Southland. […]
• Country Life: Pick and be merry - harvest time under a big sky
  Friends, fun and community are all in the mix at a small Wairarapa vineyard's first grape pick of the season. […]