How Mycorrhizal Fungi helps rebuild pasture after flooding
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Tariffing NZ timber products to the U.S. would be troublesome
Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association of NZ With a population of 5.2 million people spread
Bovine TB back in Molesworth herd
The announcement of the clearance of bovine tuberculosis since April from Molesworth Station’s herd
Wool market update
Rachel Shearer - PGW Wool The season closed out with strong wool prices up on the same time last ye
A quiet revolution underway?
Peter Burton, Functional Fertiliser In any industry there are a few outstanding operators generatin
Australia has the same issues as NZ but the size to solve them
Andrew Bristol - Vegetables NZ The Australian vegetable sector has the same issues as New Zealand’s
Opinion: Prioritising mental health in New Zealand’s rural heartland
Melissa Vining, Findex New Zealand’s rural communities, the backbone of our economy, face a growing
Protecting your patch
Andrew Ritchie What checks and controls protect New Zealand farms from devastating diseases such as
Bull sales are buoyant
Andrew Ritchie Marlborough bull sales followed in the wake of the successful autumn calf sales, ref
Earn, learn and kick start your farming career
Pāmu is now accepting applications for its 2026 Apprenticeship Scheme, offering a unique opportunity
Farm conversions to forestry not slowing down
Beef + Lamb New Zealand Beef + Lamb New Zealand has released updated independent research showing w
Opinion: Winter brings relief in log prices but fresh tensions on the home front
Marcus Musson - Forest360 Winter, it’s not the favored season in the forestry calendar, good for pl
Biological Grass Grub control: A sustainable solution
John Barnes - Fertilizer New Zealand Grass grubs are among New Zealand’s most damaging pasture pest
Opinion: Does ownership matter?
Damien O’Connor - List MP, Labour The coalition government is in the process of setting up a new ag
Horse power finding under-vine solutions
A throwback in vineyard ploughing technology in Marlborough, with a Clydesdale horse named Duchess,
July top-up offers boost but long-term planning still key
Good news for dairy farmers in the Top of the South — Fonterra’s latest schedule includes a 25-cent
Emergency planning in rural areas
Fire and Emergency New Zealand If your home is in a rural area, you’re more likely to have a longer
Securing returns: The benefits of milk price hedging
Findex Accounting & Business Advisory With milk price volatility a persistent challenge for dairy f
Public land caretakers DOC need to allow low impact grazing
Tony Orman A better approach by the Department of Conservation is needed to allow low impact livest
Fencing subsidy fast-tracks conservation efforts
Rai Valley beef farmer Glyn Jones says support from Marlborough’s Te Hoiere/Pelorus River catchment
Contract Milking explained - a smarter way to share the risk
Brent Boyce FarmWise Nelson/Marlborough Contract Milking (CM) agreements have overtaken Variable Or
200,000 plants in the ground and growing
Small it may have been but the 200,000th plant placed in the ground near Havelock in Marlborough rec
Biology trumps technology, always
Peter Burton Functional Fertiliser The closure of the superphosphate manufacturing plants here in N
China’s 26-storey pig farm still turning heads
STAFF REPORTER Two years after it opened in late 2022, China’s 26-storey pig farm in Ezhou, Hubei P