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World food prices rise for seventh consecutive month

Export prices for wheat, maize, sorghum and rice all rose in December.

World food prices rose for the seventh consecutive month in December, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) reports.

Search starts for young ambassador chef

Beef + Lamb New Zealand have opened applications for the first Young Ambassador Chef competition.

Applications are open for young New Zealand chefs to plate up their best beef and lamb dishes in the hope of becoming the very first Beef + Lamb Young Ambassador Chef.

Detector dogs could save beekeepers millions of dollars

Pete Gifford of K9 Search Medical Detection Training Centre training a dog.

Training dogs to sniff out the bacterial disease American Foulbrood (AFB) in beehives could save New Zealand’s beekeeping industry several million dollars a year.

Lower speed limits around rural schools - RWNZ

RWNZ education convenor Malvina Dick says speed limits around rural schools need to be lowered to 30-40km.

Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) say speed limits around rural schools need to be the same as those around urban schools.

Editorial: Roll on 2021!

Farmers stepped up in 2020 amidst lockdowns.

OPINION: There is no doubt that 2020 has been a challenging year for New Zealand and the world.

Support keeps arable operation on the 'case'

Turley Farms manager Andrew Smith says strong support from the dealership is important in how well problems are addressed when they arise.

Turley Farms is a Canterbury-based, family-owned enterprise that grows vegetable, seed and pasture crops – including wheat, barley, potatoes, white clover, onions, grass seed and carrot seed.

No wild ride!

The Honda Pioneer 1000 has a large tilting cargo bed for loads and a one-tonne towing capacity.

Honda's Pioneer UTV range has a huge following on the farms and back blocks of New Zealand.

NZ Veterans get a taste of farming at Taratahi

A group of veterans attended a workshop at Taratahi run by UCOL. Photo Credit: New Zealand Defence Force.

Partnering with the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI), Universal College of Learning (UCOL) staff at Taratahi hosted New Zealand veterans on a week-long taster workshop.

High season for rural theft

Data shows that quads, along with other farm vehicles, are often stolen when the keys are left in the ignition.

Rural insurance company FMG claims data has shown that January is the time when thieves are out and about looking to relieve farmers and rural dwellers of their property.