CountryWide CONNECT

Fourteen of 18 Hawke's Bay soil moisture sites are drier than normal. Tony Trewinnard on the northern rain coming next week, when eastern soils hit wilting point and what a dry season means for grapes.

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SMASH began in the Waikato in 2010 to celebrate smaller herds and family farms. Noldy Rust on its field days, its DairyNZ backing and the equity partnership that solved his own succession.

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New Zealand dairy farmers have passed 2 billion kg of milk solids in a season for the first time. DairyNZ's Campbell Parker on genetics, herd testing and getting more from the same cows.

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Fireworks go on sale this week, and vets want backyard displays to end. Dr Felicity Jefferies of the NZVA on the toll on pets, horses and wildlife, and how owners can prepare their animals.

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Advance voting is running well ahead of 2023. Chief Electoral Officer Karl Le Quesne on how to vote away from home, why special votes take time and when the final result is due.

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It's been a tale of two islands for tractor sales this year. Jaiden Drought, of Farm Trader and TAMA, on southern growth, election jitters and the implements now running the tractor.

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Agricultural and horticultural science is back as a standalone year 11 subject. Education Minister Erica Stanford on how the decision was reversed and when the new curriculum lands.

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A fourth rural health training hub is being set up in Northland. Associate Health Minister Matt Doocey explains the four parts of each hub and the $164 million after-hours care rollout.

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A voluntary levy on seed sales lifted research funding by about 60%. Ivan Lawrie explains how the Seed Industry Research Centre now backs long-term projects and new researchers.

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Feed grain here is priced as Australia plus shipping, says Hamish Marr. The Canterbury arable farmer covers global stocks, small seed demand next autumn and winter feed at 50c a kilogram.

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