11+ hour, 27+ min ago  (688+ words) Strong wool prices continue to gather momentum, and the final auction of the 2025-26 wool season was on trend. Tight supplies and intense competition between exporters underpinned the market, with buyers scrambling to secure their share of the limited offering as…...

16+ hour, 24+ min ago  (204+ words) Tokanui man Andrew Wright was convicted on 35 charges in breach of the Resource Management Act after facing charges arising from the unlawful operation of his large-scale Wagyu feedlot. Environment Southland said Wright was sentenced in the Invercargill District Court to…...

11+ hour, 23+ min ago  (764+ words) By Kim Savage of RNZ At a Totara Valley farm in South Canterbury, the winter kale crops blow in the cold wind but instead of being out moving fence breaks, Graham Peck, 70, and wife Sharon, 68, can enjoy the view from…...

12+ hour, 35+ min ago  (697+ words) By Campbell Parker. Parker is chief executive of Dairy NZ and chair of the Foot and Mouth Disease Council. It's no surprise that "world-class biosecurity" continues to dominate as the top priority for agriculture leaders, holding the No 1 spot for…...

12+ hour, 42+ min ago  (392+ words) Skills Group Training has expanded its presence in primary and land-based industries with the acquisition of Christchurch-based National Trade Academy. Skills Group said the acquisition will enable it to rapidly grow its training provision in the primary sector, an area…...

14+ hour, 54+ min ago  (747+ words) A single unitary authority would provide Southland ratepayers with the greatest savings, according to modelling " but another report warns that such an entity would threaten rural services and not create the efficiencies sought by the government. The indicative modelling by…...

17+ hour, 27+ min ago  (464+ words) The Agri HQ prime lamb indicator price is closing in on AFFCO's record-setting winter lamb contracts, which peak at $12. 20/kg, as meat companies use procurement premiums to attract stock. Agri HQ senior analyst Mel Croad said this week's lamb indicator…...

17+ hour, 28+ min ago  (485+ words) By Mary Argue of RNZ New legislation that seeks to protect introduced species from eradication will prioritise "wealthy trophy hunters" over conservation, according to Forest and Bird. But the minister who introduced it says that's "unnecessary scaremongering". Forest and Bird…...

18+ hour, 7+ min ago  (179+ words) Last week's poll question was based on the'NZ poultry farmers vigilant as Aus detects H5 N1 in wild birds'article. We asked readers: Is New Zealand doing enough to prepare for bird flu?' More than half of those who took the poll are…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (398+ words) farmersweekly. co. nz Forestry sector sees signs of recovery as fuel costs ease For all the issues that the US-Iran conflict created earlier in the year, the wider forestry industry has managed to push through relatively damage-free, and now there's…...