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Win a free trip to Europe

5 November 2018

They say travel is the best education so Farmers Weekly is giving one lucky reader the chance to take a closer look at an important and emerging part of the farming world.

Farmers Weekly has teamed up with C R McPhail to launch the Global Trek, a farming tour of central and eastern Europe.

Winner champions farm safety

2 November 2018

Young Farmer of the Year 2018 Logan Wallace has always been strongly committed to robust risk management on his farm and to health and safety leadership for the agricultural students he hosts.

What makes Huntaways bark?

2 November 2018

Scientists are examining the genetic make-up of Huntaway farm dogs to determine if their propensity to bark loudly and continuously comes from a single gene.

Otago University anatomy scientist Alana Alexander said discovering the barking gene could help people choose suitable dogs as pets, especially in urban settings.

FARMSTRONG: How to manage your busy season

1 November 2018

Whether you’re a farmer or a grower at some point in the year your busy season will kick in. 

It’s no different for me as a professional rugby player and right now, I’m in my busy season.

Comvita to focus on profit

24 October 2018

Comvita says a new strategy focusing on its core manuka honey products and securing supply should drive higher sales and earnings.

Compromise tahr cull starts

16 October 2018

Hunters and Conservation Department staff last Thursday started culling 10,000 Himalayan tahr from the South Island high country.

Department clips bees’ wings

15 October 2018

A move to ban beehive movements on Conservation Department land could affect beekeepers committed to moving hives for the honey harvest season.

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