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• Wild deer costing Hawke's Bay farmers tens of thousands of dollars - study
  The research reveals extensive pasture and crop losses from deer, as well as damage to native plantings and bush. […]
• Ravensdown's return to profit prompts shareholder rebate as fertiliser prices spike on-farm
  The farmer-owned co-operative is paying a rebate this year, and warns prices will likely increase further as the Persian Gulf war drags on. […]
• The story behind New Zealand's horse ambulance service
  A chat at a Kiwi backyard barbecue 10 years ago lead to a world-first service; a fleet of 10 purpose-built horse ambulances. […]
• Country Life: Hydroponics in Horowhenua
  Husband and wife duo Tony and Lisa Dale-Low traded corporate life in the city for growing fresh herbs and salad greens under Waikawa Fresh. […]
• Ngāi Tahu Farming chosen to operate country's largest farm, Molesworth Station
  Former farm manager Jim Ward "absolutely gutted" after his bid was one of four unsuccessful ones. […]
• Farming sector buoyed by EU's new take on sustainable farming
  The European Union's new strategy shows an approach which values livestock while trying to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, but it comes am […]
• 'Timely': Horticulture industry welcomes government's changes to RSE scheme
  They include stronger and clearer accommodation standards for RSE workers, who will also have greater flexibility to move between employers. […]
• Mormon church agri-investor buys second kiwifruit orchard in New Zealand
  The agricultural investment arm for what's commonly known as the Mormon church now owns two kiwifruit orchards across Bay of Plenty to fund the c […]
• Hunters donate 700 meals' worth of venison to Wellington food banks
  Hunters from the Wellington Deerstalkers Association donated the deer as part of Game Changer, a charity drive run by the Wild Game Recovery Trust. […]
• Wild deer increasingly encroaching on farms, moving closer to urban areas, hunter says
  You might see fifty or sixty when it's dark in the same place where during the day you see none," one hunter who works on farm land says. […]
• Country Life: Celery, butterflies and Travis the goat
  For 120 years, the Franklin family has farmed celery. Now it also has sunflower patches, butterfly houses and a cheeky goat who's become a bit of […]