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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123RF Infant milk formula exporter a2 Milk has recalled three batches of Synlait-manufactured a2 Platinum infant milk formula in the United States due to the presence of cereulide. Cereulide was a heat-stable toxin produced by some strains of the bacterium Bacillus cereus which could cause nausea and vomiting – symptoms typically ... <a title="Infant milk formula exporter a2 Milk recalls batches in United States" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/infant-milk-formula-exporter-a2-milk-recalls-batches-in-united-states/" aria-label="Read more about Infant milk formula exporter a2 Milk recalls batches in United States">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Maja Burry Farmers need to be paid to start using methane-busting technology in their herds and on their land, agri-climate leaders say. Their comments follow earlier warnings from industry and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment that, without penalties or incentives, there are few reasons for farmers to invest ... <a title="Farmers should be paid to use methane-busting tools – agritech leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/farmers-should-be-paid-to-use-methane-busting-tools-agritech-leaders/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers should be paid to use methane-busting tools – agritech leaders">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Sophie Hurley’s taking her business Honest Wolf on a journey across the road, after buying the town’s vintage motel. RNZ/Carol Stiles A Turakina Valley farmer hopes to turn Hunterville into the shopfront of the North Island wool industry. Sophie Hurley says there’s plenty of life in the 1970s motel on the ... <a title="Sheep farmer Sophie Hurley breathing new life into vintage Hunterville motel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/01/sheep-farmer-sophie-hurley-breathing-new-life-into-vintage-hunterville-motel/" aria-label="Read more about Sheep farmer Sophie Hurley breathing new life into vintage Hunterville motel">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A farmer with a farm fuel tank. SUPPLIED/LEVNO Australasian bosses across agriculture, aviation and freight sectors are in the ear of their government officials in dealing with the chaotic global supply chain. The government announced on Tuesday it secured an initial agreement with Z Energy to procure an additional 90 million ... <a title="New Zealand and Australia collaborate on fuel, fertiliser pressures with agriculture, aviation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/new-zealand-and-australia-collaborate-on-fuel-fertiliser-pressures-with-agriculture-aviation/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand and Australia collaborate on fuel, fertiliser pressures with agriculture, aviation">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Supplied New Zealand’s wool industry is looking to spin a sustainable future backed by farming from its farmers and industry. Wool-producing farmers paid a wool levy for many years that helped promote the sector, build markets and fund research and development. But dissatisfied sheep farmers voted to disestablish the governing New ... <a title="Transparency vital to possible revival of sheep farmers’ wool levy, Federated Farmers says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/29/transparency-vital-to-possible-revival-of-sheep-farmers-wool-levy-federated-farmers-says/" aria-label="Read more about Transparency vital to possible revival of sheep farmers’ wool levy, Federated Farmers says">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Banner and armlets carried by the Halcombe Home Guard Supplied The bunting’s up, sandwiches have been cut, crosses bearing the names of fallen soldiers are around the cenotaph and freshly made wreaths are ready to be placed. It’s a common scene on Anzac Day around rural New Zealand but one small ... <a title="Country Life: Halcombe remembers its Home Guard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/25/country-life-halcombe-remembers-its-home-guard/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Halcombe remembers its Home Guard">Read more</a>
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April 25, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand [picture id=”4JR9I4E_CLife_PIA_Chase_Whitelock_JPG” crop=”16×10″ layout=”thumbnail”] RNZ/Anisha Satya Putting up fences, riding farm bikes and wielding chainsaws – responsibly, of course – are part of the curriculum for a course at Geraldine High School. It’s called the Primary Industries Academy (PIA), and aims to teach students skills that translate into real-world farming jobs. ... <a title="Country Life: Hands-on high school agriculture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/25/country-life-hands-on-high-school-agriculture/" aria-label="Read more about Country Life: Hands-on high school agriculture">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand 123rf Farm work offers young people a path to higher pay more quickly than many other sectors, Federate Farmers says as it releases its latest farm remuneration report. The 2026 Federated Farmers-Rabobank Farm Remuneration Report shows the average salary of a farm worker increased three percent across the 13 roles it ... <a title="‘You can leave school and be on $70k in your first year’: Report shows increase in farm worker wages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/24/you-can-leave-school-and-be-on-70k-in-your-first-year-report-shows-increase-in-farm-worker-wages/" aria-label="Read more about ‘You can leave school and be on $70k in your first year’: Report shows increase in farm worker wages">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tapawera’s Hop Revolution during the 2026 harvest. SUPPLIED/HOP REVOLUTION Hop farmers who have wrapped up this season’s harvest are flying the flag in the United States, despite is being a complex time for trading with that key market. Thirsty Americans enjoy New Zealand hops in their tap and bottled beers, and ... <a title="Hop farmers work to brew new markets; expand US, despite export hurdles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/hop-farmers-work-to-brew-new-markets-expand-us-despite-export-hurdles/" aria-label="Read more about Hop farmers work to brew new markets; expand US, despite export hurdles">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The average price at the latest global dairy auction fell 2.7 percent. AFP / William West Global dairy prices have fallen again amid ongoing geopolitical tensions. The average price at the latest auction, held fortnightly, fell 2.7 percent to US$4143 (NZ$7025) a tonne. It comes after prices dropped 3.4 percent at ... <a title="Global dairy prices fall again amid geopolitical tensions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/global-dairy-prices-fall-again-amid-geopolitical-tensions/" aria-label="Read more about Global dairy prices fall again amid geopolitical tensions">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. The company says it could deliver 1.5 million tonnes a year of urea fertiliser. 123RF An Australian-led project could see Southland’s lignite, or brown coal, reserves developed into urea fertiliser. Victorian Hydrogen is proposing a $3 billion plant to be located 30km northeast of Invercargill. The company says it ... <a title="Australian company plans $3b lignite-to-fertiliser plant in Southland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/australian-company-plans-3b-lignite-to-fertiliser-plant-in-southland/" aria-label="Read more about Australian company plans $3b lignite-to-fertiliser plant in Southland">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Bella Vacca Jerseys co-founder Gavin Hogarth shows Daisy the dairy cow the end product of her efforts. Peter de Graaf A Northland business leading the way back to the future by selling milk straight from the farm in glass bottles is the latest to fall victim to soaring fuel prices and ... <a title="Northland milk company closes down due to soaring fuel prices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/21/northland-milk-company-closes-down-due-to-soaring-fuel-prices/" aria-label="Read more about Northland milk company closes down due to soaring fuel prices">Read more</a>
