110,000 visitors!
OPINION: It's official, Fieldays 2025 clocked 110,000 visitors over the four days.
OPINION: The Government's so-called changes to the proposed emissions pricing system, announced four days before Christmas, are farcical.
The announcement that the emissions price will be set at the lowest rate needed and fixed for five years to give farmers certainty has gone down like a lead balloon.
Even DairyNZ says there is contention over whether the changes address farmer concerns.
Farmers rightly think they are the victims of the Government's obsession with overseas plaudits and that the Prime Minister wants to go on the world stage and say that New Zealand is the first country in the world to price agricultural emissions.
To win over farmers, especially in an election year, the Government will need to come up with something better, and fast.
OPINION: Ministry for Primary Industries' situation outlook for primary industries report (SOPI) makes impressive reading.
Sheep and beef farmers Matt and Kristin Churchward say using artificial intelligence (AI) to spread fertiliser on their sprawling 630ha farm is a game changer for their business.
Commercial fruit and vegetable growers are being encouraged to cast their votes in the Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) board directors' election.
A unique discovery by a Palmerston North science company, Biolumic, looks set to revolutionise the value and potential of ryegrass and the secret is the application of ultraviolet (UV) light.
A New Zealand company is redefining the global collagen game by turning New Zealand sheepskin into a world-class health product.
With further extreme weather on the way, ANZ Bank is encouraging farmers and business owners impacted by the recent extreme weather and flooding to seek support if they need it.
OPINION: It's official, Fieldays 2025 clocked 110,000 visitors over the four days.
OPINION: The Federated Farmers rural advocacy hub at Fieldays has been touted as a great success.