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• ACT proposes new 'Rural Workforce Visa' to ease farmer worker shortages
  The 'Rural Workforce Visa' is aimed at giving farms a more reliable source of workers year round. […]
• Rookie Taranaki axeman cuts it fine to win world title
  He trains by chopping wood at the Whangamōmona family farm, now 23-year-old Matthew Gower is one of the world's best with an axe. […]
• AI and robots help Hawke's Bay apple exporter double processing capacity
  Every day, about 10 40 foot shipping containers of apples are trucked out of Taylor Corp Apple's packhouse to be exported around the world. […]
• Virtual fencing gains popularity, but vocal critics remain
  Many farmers strongly support the GPS collars, others are erring on the side of caution, and some are firmly opposed. […]
• Farmers' hazardous substances management continues to concern WorkSafe inspectors
  The regulator sent inspectors to 680 sheep, beef and dairy farmers across the motu last year, as part of an industry-specific hazardous substance camp […]
• Apiculture NZ group survives last chance vote, eyeing a 'fresh start' restructure
  The industry group representing honey producers and bee keepers is going to restructure the organisation for a more unified voice across the sectors. […]
• ACT MP Mark Cameron to leave Parliament due to kidney failure
  Mark Cameron says his kidneys have "completely failed" and he's on dialysis three days a week. […]
• Federated Farmers targets bureaucracy, local govt and RMA reforms in pre-election wishlist
  The organisation is planting the seeds for policies it wants the next government to enact following the general election. […]
• Country Life's Garden Diaries: From lawn to leafy greens
  Follow along over the next few months as Country Life reporter Gianina Schwanecke turns her backyard into a food garden in the name of resiliency. […]
• Hopes dairy boom will buffer farmers' 'tight' profits due to war in Middle East
  Four months into the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, economists are forecasting the costs of the closure and its impact on dairy farmers' bottom […]
• Third Kaimanawa horse muster of the year underway with helicopters leading efforts
  The animals live on Defence Force land near Waiouru and the musters are an important part of keeping the population in check, to protect the alpine en […]