Special Report
Dairy steaming mad over energy fiasco
Processors call for long-term planning to head off ‘another hit to the primary sector’.
Irrigators reap rewards of future-proofing
Sustainable water management has benefits when it comes to electricity costs, too.
Meat processors face soaring electricity bills
Companies cut costs wherever they can as meter ticks higher.
Mayor calls government out on power crisis
Whichever administration caused the current problems, it is up to the incumbents to provide support while they fix it, says Ruapehu official.
High power prices the new normal for NZ
Expert says the country is paying the price for not having a clear national strategy on energy generation and use .
Brazil’s corn powers food and fuel
Corn ethanol production has slotted a useful second crop into farmers’ cycle – and its byproduct has found customers in NZ.
Wool key to viable future for sheep
Poor fibre returns make it a single-product animal, says meat industry leader.
A good country for sheep
NZ’s attributes should be played up as unique selling points for sheepmeat and wool, says a Hawke’s Bay ram breeder.
Making the land pay with a sheep-plus strategy
Relying on sheep on their own leaves you too vulnerable to the ups and downs of the market, says one farmer.
Learning to do more with less
Sheep farming becomes ever more sophisticated as it adapts to tough circumstances.
Cyclone-hit farms pin hopes on spring
The six months of wet weather that followed Gabrielle’s devastation have meant a long hard slog for the east coast.
Healing from a high country tsunami
There are years of work still ahead and good neighbours to help them get through it say the farmers of Pātoka’s cyclone-hit lands. We chat to some of the farmers in our latest In Focus podcast episode.
Taking a hard look at what sustainable farming looks like post-Gabrielle
The toll taken by Cyclone Gabrielle is opening eyes to the way the land is worked.
Holding line on quality as cyclone waters rose
Tom Lane had to contend with flooding at home and hugely disrupted production at his day job as general manager commercial at Rockit Apples.
Cyclone lights fire under Land for Life
Farm restoration scheme finds new urgency on flood-hit farms.
Bringing seed know-how to cyclone silt battleground
Tolaga Bay livestock once again cropping flood-hit paddocks – with a bit of help.
Cyclone-hit farmer ‘looking forward to spring’
Good mates from around the country stepped in to help restore Tim Nelson’s farm and get it through the wet winter after Gabrielle hit.