Avocado growers are reporting a successful season, but some are struggling to keep their operations afloat following years of bad weather.

It's time to start talking up science again, especially as a career for young people. That's one of the key messages from the Prime Minister's new chief science advisor, Dr John Roche.

Horticulture and commercial vegetable growers in particular stand to be major beneficiaries of radical proposals by government to make sweeping changes to RMA regulations.

Showcasing the huge range of new technologies and science that is now available was one of the highlights at last week's National Fieldays.

Coby Warmington, 29, a farm manager at Waima Topu Beef near Hokianga was named at the winner of the 2025 Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer Award for sheep and beef.

Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford says the 2025 Fieldays has been one of more positive he has attended.

Northlanders scooped the pool at this year's prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy Awards - winning both the main competition and the young Maori farmer award.

Red meat farmers are urging the Government to act on the growing number of whole sheep and beef farm sales for conversion to forestry, particularly carbon farming.

The days of rising on-farm inflation and subdued farmgate prices are coming to an end for farmers, helping lift confidence.

A fundraiser dinner held in conjunction with Fieldays raised over $300,000 for the Rural Support Trust.

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