Rural

By DAVID HILL Waimakariri Zone Committee chairman Michael Blackwell has warned that the "environmental crisis" should not take a back seat to the Covid-19 recovery. Mr...

By DAVID HILL Virtual saleyards are becoming a useful tool for farmers selling stock. As stock agents explore new ways to hold sales during the Covid-19...

By DAVID HILL Farmers' markets have closed, but business is booming for one popular stallholder. Sefton-based Grown's home delivery service has "gone through the roof" since...

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...