Tahuna dairy farmer Annabelle Scherer is hoping to continue the legacy her mother has handed down to her: One that represents strong female role models in the New Zealand dairy industry.

An insecticide widely used to control pests in pasture and grain crops will be banned by the end of next year, but farmers warn of a looming gap in treatments to fight native grass grub, which costs the agricultural sector hundreds of millions of dollars each year.

Farming is changing fast, and future-focused leaders are needed in New Zealand’s boardrooms.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has reiterated New Zealand’s ‘China And’ policy, adding that it wasn’t about choosing one market over another but creating more options for exporters.

A long running trade dispute between New Zealand and Canada over dairy access has been resolved.

"The worst of the worst" is how Richard Kempthorne, the chair of the Nelson Tasman Rural Support Trust, describes the cumulative effects of the two storms that have wreaked havoc across the top of the South Island.

The basis for making great cheese is good milk, says the owner of Banks Peninsula's Barry's Bay Cheese, which was named Champion of Champons Mid-Size, for its traditional Aged Gouda, at this year's NZ Champions of Cheese Awards.

The 2024 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer of the Year, Ben Purua has been named farmer-backed charity Meet the Need's first official ambassador.

Global dairy prices have ended a two-month run of losses.

The world's largest dairy company may be in pole position to acquire Fonterra's Australian assets.

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