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Massey University’s AL Rae Centre for Genetics and Breeding is leading a Government-backed project to breed top-notch working dogs. Professor Matt Littlejohn says the study seeks to understand behaviour traits, such as a dog’s natural drive to work stock. He says the...

Rising fuel costs are starting to bite deep into dairy farmer earnings and ultimately will make it more expensive to buy dairy products on supermarket shelves. Federated Farmers Dairy vice-chair Karl Dean says farmers are struggling to cover costs, yet those costs are...

New season lamb schedule prices are reaching levels last seen in 2017. AgriHQ senior analyst Mel Croad says the lamb schedule fell by up to 30c/kg this week with some companies now paying $6.50/kg, although many are still closer to $7/kg. Companies last month forecast...

Farmlands is partnering with rural wellbeing programme Farmstrong for the co-op’s annual Tag Your Charity fundraiser. Each year Farmlands selects a national charity and its store teams choose a local charity for customers to donate to when they shop in store. Last...

Entries are open for the 2024 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award, for up-and-coming young Māori working on dairy farms around the country. Inaugurated in 2012 and aiming to recognise the achievements of young Māori in farming and horticulture, the awards next year...

Wildfires increasingly threaten to destroy lives, property and the environment. Around 10% of all fires globally occur on agricultural land. New research has been published by a team from Lincoln University, looking at what crops are low in flammability and how we can...

Westland Milk Products is a finalist in the Deloitte Top 200 Awards for the Most Improved Performance NZ Business award. With a record financial year performance off 2022 about to be repeated in 2023, Westland is one of three finalists, alongside Ports of Auckland and...

South Island growers may soon have a new way to sell their ugly fruit and vegetables - the ones considered not pretty enough for the supermarkets. Wonky Box takes that fruit and sells it on line and now is planning to expand its fresh produce delivery service from the...

A change of pace and properly designed regulation are top of the wish list for arable farmers from the new incoming government. Federated Farmers arable industry chair David Birkett says we need to make sure regulations to operate in New Zealand are robust with good...