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Fuel budgeting: Don’t try to play the market

August 17, 2026

Fuel prices are set to climb as the Northern Hemisphere winter lifts demand, and farmers should budget for it rather than try to time the market.

National Young Butcher winner eyes 2028 Brisbane World Champs

August 17, 2026

The Waipawa Butchery butcher credits hard work, a massive amount of support, sponsors, his workplace and crew.

Labour says DOC should continue to manage wild game animal numbers

August 17, 2026

Labour’s spokesperson for Conservation says gaps in DOC’s work are from having more than $100 million stripped from them in this term of government.

Agrichemical approval backlog cut in half since July 2024

Changes to the approval process are giving farmers and growers faster access to new crop protection products.

West Coast and Southland wet while the east dries out

10 of the 13 regions around New Zealand will be substantially dry by the end of September.

Hard frosts this week, then an unsettled westerly September

The week ahead brings sharp frosts, and a large, cold high will settle over the country from Monday and hold for the week.

IRD issues revenue alert ‘red card’ for hort sector

Similar behaviour appeared in fruit growing in 2006, prompting law changes that have not stopped it from potentially recurring now.

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