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Farmer group opposed to freshwater rules finds common ground across South Island Newshub 2 hrs ago © File / Getty Groundswell was established in Southland after a tractor protest in Gore last year. A farmer group set up in opposition to new freshwater rules is expanding across the South Island. Groundswell NZ was established in Southland after a tractor protest in Gore last year and is calling for more "common sense" on the issue of freshwater regulations. The group recently held a number of meetings in Canterbury and the West Coast which attracted hundreds of people and has also found a...

"The industry is still absorbing the blow," Hayman told Magic Talk's Rural Today on Thursday. "But at this point we plan to use the two years to keep pointing out the valuable role that the industry plays, both in terms of the economics and the leading role that we have in livestock breeding and agritech." He said there was no justification for the ban on animal welfare grounds as "we are world-class in terms of how we export animals and we're very conscious of animal welfare". The decision would also force the premature deaths of as many as 150,000 animals a year and remove half a billion do...

Winemakers 'constantly labour-short and scrambling' as winter pruning season looms Newshub 12/04/2021 James Fyfe © Video - Newshub; Image - Getty Related video: Last week growers made a desperate plea to the Government for certainty on Pacific travel bubble. After a smaller-than-anticipated harvest this season, the Marlborough wine industry says it's absolutely crucial to set up for a solid crop next year. But with the sector still battling a worker shortage due to the country's closed borders there are concerns over just how likely that is. It's been a tough year for win...

A former ACT leader speculates that National could lose its status as the main Opposition party.

Tom Chamberlain, the company's Northland regional manager, says long, sunny days over the past few months combined with some rainfall in early January has led to a bumper crop. "We're pretty happy with how the fruit developed," he told Magic Talk's Rural Today on Monday. "It's been a really good growing season." He said this season kicked off around 10 to 12 days earlier than in previous years. As the satsuma - which is known for being an "easy-peel, seedless" variety of mandarin - has grown in popularity in recent years the supply has also increased, says Chamberlain. The mandarins are now t...