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Forget the label “dairy giant” – Fonterra is made up of mum and dad business owners who are struggling to survive, rural MPs were told in Dannevirke last week.”We are the lowest-paid dairy farmers in the world, by 50 per cent, get…

The Farmers’ Bloody Protest: We go back in time to June 9, 1978, when the streets of Invercargill ran with blood!

The PM ponders an unchanged OCR, Fiji, Footy, Fieldays and Max’s abs!

New Zealand needs to get rid of 80per cent of its dairy cows, Rachel Stewart says.The Canon Media Awards Opinion Writer of the Year was a guest speaker at the annual meeting for Wanganui Federated Farmers. She was also the group’s…

Fast-growing autumn grass is poisoning some Wairarapa dairy cows and older calves, according to a veterinarian and an industry support body.Drought-breaking rain has produced early grass that can be rich in unprocessed nitrogen,…

A change in the Far North District Council approach to rates on land in multiple Maori ownership is encouraging owners to resolve rates debts and bring neglected land into production.Far North Mayor John Carter spoke enthusiastically…

Colic is a general term for abdominal pain and while many cases are mild and inconsequential, others can be life-threatening. It’s important to take all cases seriously and seek veterinary advice at an early stage.Horses usually…

Avocados are around $5.99 each in Whangarei supermarkets, but the cost of the popular fruit is expected to ease as the new 2016-17 season harvest begins this month, weather permitting.NZ Avocado chief executive Jen Scoular told…

The Northland Dairy Development Trust (NDDT) and the Northland Agricultural Research Farm (NARF) are estimated to have contributed more than $300million to the Northland economy over the past 20-30 years.An independent study by…