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Country News

• Fonterra lowers milk price forecast amid softer demand
  Fonterra has lowered its 2026/27 milk price forecast amid declining auction prices. […]
• Kaimanawa horse charities raising funds to stop cull
  A group of 15 horses on ecologically sensitive land near Waiouru may be culled, if $50,000 cannot be raised to cover the cost of mustering them. […]
• Country Life: Stars on the farm in Lake Tekapo
  The farm tours in Lake Tekapo making dual use of the land […]
• Country Life: Inside Pāmu's methane measurement barn
  A giant barn in Waikato features 10 feeder bins for cows to graze from freely allowing their burps to be measured for methane emissions. […]
• Country Life: Wool for sale - inside a Kells Wool auction
  Country Life steps ringside for the "verbal boxing match" of a wool auction in Napier. […]
• Bay of Plenty rūnanga hopes forestry bio-hub bid would bring jobs
  "Kaingaroa and Murupara have been in economic decline... we think this is the opportunity that can change that," says Ngāti Manawa. […]
• South Islanders in storm clean-up mode, after floods smash riverside farms
  A farmer between storm-hit Cheviot and Kaikōura said the Conway River reached its highest level in the family's living memory. […]
• Kaikōura farmer loses fences, feed week out from start of milking
  Adam McManaway has one of the worst weather-hit farms with paddocks covered in silt and trees. […]
• Concerns after second largest apple grower and exporter Kiwi Crunch enters voluntary administration
  The Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers' Association didn't know how many people would be affected but were concerned about job losses. […]
• Milk prices see largest drop in two years at global dairy auction
  The average price of milk fell almost five percent overnight. […]
• Outbreak of Strangles disease sees horse racing trials delayed
  The disease has been confirmed on 11 thoroughbred properties in Waikato and one in Auckland - with all horses isolated to prevent further spreading. […]