Rural

By DAVID HILL The 2020 FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest has become a casualty of the global coronavirus pandemic. New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF)...

By DAVID HILL The sheep industry has gone from a pre-Christmas high to a summer of uncertainty. Peter Walsh & Associates auctioneer Allister Orchard says buyers...

Caterpillar collection heads south ... The great grandchildren of Tracey and Peggy Gough, the founders of the Gough Group, from left, Harriet Gough, Georgia...

By SHELLEY TOPP Government's new water quality and environment proposals are long overdue, despite being criticised by some farmers, a prominent Waikari water activist says. "It...

By Robyn Bristow Hail ripped nets and peppered plants at CJ's Plant Farm on the outskirts of Amberley on Wednesday afternoon, leaving many plants battered...

Earthworks . . . Site preparation gets under way near Culverden for a hemp processing plant. Photo: Supplied By Robyn Bristow A hemp processing facility should...

By ROBYN BRISTOW Plans to irrigate up to 9000 hectares on the south side of the Hurunui River are in tatters. A lack of farmer interest...

Scholarship awarded . . . Teagan Graham, of Rangiora, has received a Silver Fern Farms scholarship. PHOTO: SUPPLIED By DAVID HILL A passion for animals and...

By DAVID HILL Gary Fleming's efforts to advocate for the value of eucalyptus trees has been recognised. The North Canterbury farmer was named Farm Forester of...

By Cameron Henderson, President North Canterbury Federated Farmers Photos of mud, animals and dirty water are popping up again in the seasonal media campaign against...