Latest rural news
Four deaths in three weeks prompt quad bike warning
'The trend is worrying enough for us to sound the alarm already.'
'With me and pork, it just clicks': Butcher apprentice mastering his trade
Butcher apprentice to take his skills to Paris and compete in World Butchers’ Challenge.
From farm boy to VP candidate: Tim Walz’s extraordinarily ordinary life
New York Times: He hasn't spent his life striving for this moment. So how did he get here?
'That's 500 kilograms of muscle': Roaming stallions pose safety risk
“Stallions will rip through fences and ropes and everything else to get what they want."
Scottish shearer shatters Sacha Bond's world record
Shearing at Trefranck Farm in Cornwall, 51-year-old Una Cameron set a new world record.
Brassed: Town discovers surprise contamination source
Residents in the town should know by Friday if they can resume using the tap water.
Power prices double in three weeks; Government may intervene
Shane Jones says the Government is considering intervening to force lower prices.
Farmer Council looking for nominations
The council helps guide and advise Beef and Lamb NZ.
Sally Gardiner aiming to be Zespri’s first female grower director
Sally also sits on NZKGI's executive committee.
The Country Fast Five: Meet Greg and Dansy Coppell
The Country has five questions to get to know rural New Zealand a little better.
$10,000 boost for Whangārā's community-led pest control
Whangārā group gets $10,000 for pest control in wetlands.
From poison apples to superfoods: The evolution of tomatoes
New York Times: Tomatoes, once deemed toxic, are now considered a superfood.
Pork industry posthumously honours Canterbury farmer
"He is remembered & respected as someone people could always call to discuss the sector.”
Christopher Luxon talks agriculture on The Country
Christopher Luxon, Miles Hurrell, Blair McLean, Wendy Paul.
Forget Barry Crump - this is the new face of the New Zealand bush
Sam Gibson wants to bring our bush back from the brink.
GDT: Another lift in dairy prices, WMP up 2.4%
This is the second increase since prices plunged 6.9% at the beginning of July.
NZ energy crisis isn't in the future — it's here: Major dairy exporter calls for action as need for coal persists
Open Country Dairy says insufficient electricity supply now a certainty for NZ.
Opinion: Where has all the veal gone?
Opnion: I can remember seeing veal in the local butcher shop window when I was young.
‘Forest Maker’ calls on Kiwi farmers to plant more trees: ‘You will gain so much’
'Instead of impacting your wallet, in the long run it's going to end up benefiting you.'
NZ opts out of joint standard on infant formula
'We will now implement a New Zealand standard over the next five years.'
The Country: Andrew Hoggard on NZ's infant formula standard
Andrew Hoggard, Kate Acland, Doug Avery, Shane McManaway, Todd Clark.
Couple say goodbye to Te Puke Truffles
When they planted their trees, they’d never even tried a truffle.
Red Sea turmoil impacts Kiwi shipping, Maersk warns of supply chain delays
Tauranga and Auckland ports experience knock-on effects of Red Sea tension.
NZ's only organic chicken farm sold to Inghams
Ben and George Bostock will remain involved in the business.
'Mountain keeps getting higher': Operational pause at Ruapehu mills
WPI chief executive Mike Ryan says 'some sort of government intervention' may be required.
Quiet fishmonger's partnership saves life and grows company
The healing process in Vietnam was important for Wayne Pidduck.
How Sam Dodd ended up an award-winning dairy farmer
'From Year 10 I always wanted to be a paramedic.'
China's red meat demand falls again
The US was again the largest export market with China coming second, although it fell 38%.