New Waikato regional councillors want to stop a water quality plan change before, they say, it bankrupts farmers and sucks billions of dollars out of the regional economy. Newly elected Waipā King Country ward councillors…
New Waikato regional councillors want to stop a water quality plan change before, they say, it bankrupts farmers and sucks billions of dollars out of the regional economy. Newly elected Waipā King Country ward councillors…
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There are mixed reviews from farmers across the greater Waikato region, following the transition from a drought to high rain fall. Kaipaki farmer Zane Kite said the drought was devastating. “We took a financial hit….
It takes a community to raise a kiwi, and Rick and Moira Haddrell have spent a decade preparing theirs. Read: Bees … and now the birds and Read all the latest Waikato rural business news.
A Taranaki farm owner of a Waipā farm and its contract milkers have been fined a total of $27,000 for failing to ensure 230 cattle had sufficient food. The charges dated back to 2022. JKD…
Andy Barker says he is breaking even at less than half the cost of an average farmer. Barker’s farm, nearly eight kilometres north of Ōtorohanga, is breaking even at $4.20 a kilogram – $4.48 less…
There are plenty of shaggy dog tales in sport, but when it comes to sheepdog trials’ Bayley’s Shield, the narrative couldn’t be more straightforward – King Country has the silverware all locked up. Having lifted…
Applications are open for six on farm science scholarships offered by the Ministry for Primary Industries. The scholarships, worth a total of $30,000, are on offer for the 2026 academic year to tertiary students enrolled…
The supreme winner of the Waikato Farm Environment Awards, Tor Pedersen, is urging others to enter next year’s awards. “Just go for it,” said Pedersen, of Broomore Farm near Raglan. His family has run a…
Jayden Corbett was motivated after hearing and reading about whole-farm conversions to carbon forestry. “It didn’t sit right with me,” he said. “I’m a young guy starting out a career in sheep and beef and…
