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Call For More Rural Psychologists To Help Farmers With Mental Health
Sun, 15 Jun 2025 20:34:12 +1200 | RNZ
There are disproportionately high suicide statistics in rural areas. More >>
Farmers Still Rushing To Convert Land To Forestry - Report
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:42:03 +1200 | RNZ
Whole farm-to-forest conversions continue, according to a new report released by Beef and Lamb New Zealand. More >>
James Sutcliffe Wins North Island Regional Young Viticulturist Of The Year
Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:04:40 +1200 | New Zealand Winegrowers
The competition took place under the rainbows at Batch Winery on Waiheke, where the contestants rotated around various challenges including nutrition, pest and disease, budgeting, machinery, irrigation, pruning, and undertaking an interview.More >>
Waikato Regional Council Plan Change 1 - It’s Back
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 20:21:35 +1200 | Primary Land Users Group
With the upcoming local body elections I firmly believe that PC 1 will again become a major election issue which candidates will have to address as part of their run up to the election, says Andy Loader, P.L.U.G.More >>
Lawnmower Racers Battle It Out At Fieldays: 'Cheapest Motorsport You Can Do'
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:11:37 +1200 | RNZ
Riders on modified mowers will be battling it out at this year's Fieldays. More >>
‘Devil Will Be In Detail’: Luxon Reacts To Possible USA-China Trade Deal
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:05:13 +1200 | RNZ
But the prime minister says it can only be a good thing as the global trading environment seeks more certainty. More >>
ACT Launches Petition To Dump Te Mana o te Wai
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 14:52:09 +1200 | ACT New Zealand
Instead of clear metrics like nitrate levels or sedimentation rates, councils are being asked to assess spiritual values that cannot be measured or contested, says ACT Agriculture spokesperson Mark Cameron.More >>
Biodiversity Credit Won’t Fix Damage Done By Luxon Govt
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:24:50 +1200 | Green Party
“This is a bandaid on a gaping wound which does nothing to address a deepening crisis and runs the risk of being mere greenwashing,” says the Green Party spokesperson for Agriculture Steve Abel.More >>
New Zealand Food And Fibre Exports On Track To Break New Records
Thu, 12 Jun 2025 07:27:24 +1200 | New Zealand Government
“The numbers speak for themselves, but the Government remains laser-focused on doubling the value of exports in 10 years, driving higher farm & forest gate returns, and backing the long-term capability, resilience, and health of rural New Zealand,” ...More >>
Farmers Market Taranaki Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary With Pop-Up At Currie St 15 And 22 June
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:41:05 +1200 | Taranaki Farmers Market
Farmers Market Trust board member Jules van Costello says, "Farmers markets play a vital role in every local food ecosystem, allowing access to great value local food but also providing a platform that allows small food businesses to thrive and ...More >>
Solar On Farms: Unlocking Farm Cost Savings
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:09:06 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Solar on Farms is a practical support package that helps farmers determine if solar and battery systems are right for them by working with them to navigate the details of installing and leveraging this technology for their businesses. More >>
Speech: Hon Andrew Hoggard To Federated Farmers At Fieldays
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:56:36 +1200 | ACT New Zealand
We want to see a thriving primary sector that’s not weighed down by complexity, but supported to innovate, grow, and lead, says ACT MP Hon Andrew Hoggard. More >>
Innovative Pasture Project To Drive Farmgate Returns
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:43:30 +1200 | New Zealand Government
“This is a smart investment that will deliver real outcomes for farmers — increasing pasture performance, extending productive lifespan, cutting re-grassing costs, and improving profitability across the board,” Agriculture Minister Todd McClay said.More >>
Climate Activists Dressed As Lawyers Would Sacrifice Farmers To The Climate Gods
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 11:14:15 +1200 | ACT New Zealand
ACT is committed to climate policies that are practical, not performative. We will back Kiwi innovation, not regulation for its own sake. We’ll support farmers, not sue them. We know that when farmers do well, all New Zealanders are better off.More >>
ACT Responds To Legislation To Restrict Farm-To-Forest Conversions
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:50:50 +1200 | ACT New Zealand
The Government is moving to address legitimate concerns in rural communities. Forestry is swallowing up productive farmland because the current system is rigged against those who feed the world.More >>
Primary Sector-Government Partnership To Boost Rural Health And Resilience
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:58:19 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The establishment of this fund is a result of advocacy by Federated Farmers Chair, Wayne Langford, who has been a long-time champion of rural wellbeing and mental health. More >>
NZAGRC Changes Name To Ag Emissions Centre
Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:42:45 +1200 | Ag Emissions Centre
The new name is about being more visible, better connected, and more easily identified by the farmers, Māori agribusinesses, researchers, and industry partners we support. It reflects the Centre’s role as specialists in agricultural emissions, and the ...More >>
Government Finally Stops Wholesale Pine Conversion Of Productive Farmland
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:59:15 +1200 | Groundswell NZ
“But until the Government fixes the root problems, like methane policy, rural banking rules, and the erosion of property rights, farmers will remain under pressure to walk away from food production,” says Groundswell NZ co-founder Bryce McKenzie.More >>
Scientists Hit Back Over Prime Minister's 'Worthies' Insult
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:18:51 +1200 | RNZ
Scientists have raised concerns about plans to lower the country's methane emissions target. More >>
Government Backing Rural Resilience And Wellbeing
Tue, 10 Jun 2025 11:26:55 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Rural Communities Minister Mark Patterson says the package reflects the realities of rural life and the need for practical, locally driven support.More >>
