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Farmers will no longer need a resource consent to build water storage in most situations if National is in power. This is the latest from Agriculture and Trade spokesperson Todd McClay who says the party said the country's economy is based on its primary sector so...

Farmers are calling for a review of methane targets, after a new report shows current goals unfairly burden the livestock industry and do not reflect methane’s warming impact. The report from the universities of Oxford and Cranfield, calculates that current methane...

Hamilton is set to host the 2024 FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final. The Grand Final event, now in its 56th year, is a highlight on the rural calendar and will see seven national finalists battle it out over three days for the prestigious title of ‘FMG Young...

Fed Farmers says the announcement from the National Party on water storage presents a huge opportunity for New Zealand to increase the value, volume, and variety of our primary sector exports and supercharge the economy - and it’s arriving just as New Zealand needs it...

New Zealand’s spring and summer months could break some long-standing records. This warning comes from Niwa meteorologist Ben Noll says El Niño conditions will rapidly shift weather patterns in the coming weeks and months. He says we could see our first records fall...

Iwi-owned fishing company Moana New Zealand is buying the North Island inshore catch rights from rival Sanford, making it the largest inshore fisheries company in Aotearoa. The Commerce Commission approved the deal that will see Moana lease the catch entitlement from...

The countries biggest egg producer could be up for sale. Mainland Poultry confirmed it is assessing options and preparing the company for a potential sale. Mainland Poultry chief executive John McKay says while the potential sale process is in an exploratory phase ,...

More milk, less warming: that’s the promise of a probiotic formula being developed for cows. Two US-based researchers have discovered natural enzymes that reduce the amount of planet-heating methane burped by livestock. The pair estimate the enzymes, could reduce...

Dairy farmers in New Zealand and around the globe will need to manage through more financial pain in the months ahead, according to Rabobank’s latest Global Dairy Quarterly report. But the report says the storm won’t last forever. The report, titled Progressing Past...