A Horizons Regional Council (HRC) report foreshadows a grim future for the economic viability of the primary sector in the region.

Farming today is different from even five years ago, says Ravensdown chief executive Greg Campbell.

The runners-up in the 2017 New Zealand Share Farmer of the Year Award say sooner is better for intending entrants.

Mataura Valley Milk’s new plant near Gore is on track to begin production at the start of next season.

New Zealand has been extremely good at farming intensification but that model now has to change, says Landcorp chief executive Steve Carden.

Dairy farmers are taking a strong interest in dung beetles as a potentially important tool for meeting environmental obligations, says Dr Shaun Forgie, of Dung Beetle Innovations.

Floods in April and continuing rain are costing some Bay of Plenty farmers up to $700 per cow to repair damage and buy extra feed.

Federated Farmers water spokesman Chris Allen says with the absence of detail on Labour’s new water tax policy, voters will be sailing blind into the election.

The Ministry for Primary Industries is still assessing the likely means of entry of the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, following its discovery on two dairy farms in the Morven area near Oamaru.

Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern says after National came into power it shelved the Environment Court judge David Sheppard’s national policy statement (NPS) initiated by the last Labour government.

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