Actor and winemaker Sam Neill will open Pinot Noir NZ 2013 in Wellington next year, chairman of the board behind the event, Alastair Maling MW, announced as he opened registrations.

Taranaki dairy farmers dealing with the effects of the weekend's storm are advised to remember cows are resilient and careful management will get them through any missed milkings.

The first grapes of the 2012 New Zealand grape harvest have been picked in northern regions amid high hopes for this vintage, which has started later than recent years.

The weather bomb that struck the west coast of the lower North Island has affected a number of farms.  The priority is animal welfare, especially stock access to drinking water.

Federated Farmers has conditionally backed changes to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) and its Raw Milk Regulations. Its submission stresses that any change to the DIRA for Fonterra's TAF (trading among farmers) hinges on supplier-shareholder endorsement.

New Zealand's agriculture sector and associated rural communities will be hit hard if Affco management and the unions don't sort out their differences soon, Labour's Primary Production spokesperson Damien O'Conner says.

The finalists of the 2012 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Golden Lamb Awards (aka The Glammies) have been announced.

A South Island offering of 8400 bales saw a generally firmer market this week and an 89% clearance rate, says New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's marketing executive, Malcolm Ching.

More than 10,000 Northland students will enjoy a daily drink of milk from March 19 as Fonterra Milk for Schools rolls into town.

A total of 2450 cattle and deer herds across the central North Island have had their bovine tuberculosis (TB) movement control restrictions or testing requirements reduced.

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