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- Fast-food giants reveal how much New Zealand meat they really use 04/01/2026One-tenth of New Zealand’s annual beef exports goes to McDonald’s overseas. […]
- On The Up: A bourbon with a Hawke’s Bay twist - the US-made spirit finished in local pinot barrels 04/01/2026Zach Gustafson wants to remove the 'negative connotation' around bourbon in NZ. […]
- Year in Review: AI-driven chainsaw drone offers safer tree trimming near powerlines 04/01/2026Year in Review: AI chainsaw drone could revolutionise high-risk arborist work. […]
- Fast-food giants reveal how much New Zealand meat they really use 04/01/2026
Farming News
- Fire prompts evacuation at Invercargill food businessEvacuated workers congregate outside Quality Foods Southland in Invercargill. Photo: Toni McDonald W […]
- Students nail it with kennel gifts for SPCA[…]
- Fire prompts evacuation at Invercargill food business
Country News
- Nitrates in water: ECan's rule-making fell short of law over allowing discharges, High Court rulesThe High Court stopped short of ordering the regional council to change the rule relating to the discharge of nitrates because of the amount of time t […]
- Country Life: Farming trees the Tāmata Hauhā way"You can come here and see nearly every type of forestry system that can be applied," Blair Jamieson says of Tāmata Hauhā's demonstrati […]
- Country Life: Behind the scenes at the Roy's berry farmThe Roy family all pitch in getting berries from orchard to Christmas plate over the festive season. Country Life goes behind the scenes of the Christ […]
- Country Life: On the job with Whanganui River's rural postieRural postie Tracy Marshall takes visitors along her mail delivery route which winds along the Whanganui River. […]
- Fonterra lowers milk price forecast amid strong supplyThe co-op reduced the forecast range on its Farmgate Milk Price from $9-$10 per kilogram of milk solids to $8.50-$9.50 per kg. […]
- Privatised meat inspections could increase costs, reduce flexibility - reportMeat inspectors gathered at Parliament on Monday to express their concerns about the proposed changes. […]
- Strong agricultural sector boosts PGG WrightsonThe company expected operating earnings of about $64 million for the year ending 30 June 2026. […]
- Harraways invests $11m into NZ's only working oat millThe well known Otago business is spending $11m on the factory and will automate some of its production. […]
- Country Life: Cornwall Park, the farm in the heart of a cityBeing right in the middle of Auckland city and surrounded by city-dwellers comes with its challenges for Cornwall Park farm. […]
- Country Life: Turning animal tricks into teen confidenceTeens and kids at Bex Tasker's place find joy and life skills training farm animals. […]
- How to support a low-emissions farming futureA transition to low-emissions farming will need tech, support to diversify - and probably fewer cows, new research says, […]
- Nitrates in water: ECan's rule-making fell short of law over allowing discharges, High Court rules
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