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New Feds man keen to build

Sixth-generation Wairarapa farmer William Beetham wants his time at Feds to reflect on the legacies of the past and establish new legacies for future generations.

New Feds board member, William Beetham wants the organisation recognised for its significant contributions to NZ farming and society as a whole.

Balance needed between regulation and innovation

Warwick Catto says nitrogen is the fuel that drives large parts of NZ’s export economy.

OPINION: In recent years, New Zealand’s farmers have found themselves subject to increasingly strict rules and regulations.

Consider your vote carefully

Farmers’ Chaplain, Colin Miller on who he's voting for.

Labour commits $50m for farm planning

Labour agriculture spokesperson Damien O’Connor.

Labour is committing $50 million to support integrated farm planning.

Don’t throw cows out with bathwater — Editorial

Some 40,000 cattle have been exported this year with another 28,000 planned to go in the months ahead.

OPINION: The decision by Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to impose an immediate halt to live animal exports in the wake the sinking of the Gulf Livestock 1 off the coast of Japan is a sensible move.

Massey adds animal science degree

Massey Professor Paul Kenyon on the university's new Bachelor of Animal Science.

Bringing the cacophony back to the bush

Cacophony Project founder Grant Ryan in the project’s Christchurch office.

Could automated gun turrets in the bush shooting predators with poison paintballs rid the country of introduced pests?

Keeping the supply chain ticking

Alan Walters says more than 500 businesses around the country rely on Timpack to supply them with pallets.

Waikato company Timpack is playing a key role helping businesses move their essential goods around NZ and the world.

New visa for 11,000 seasonal workers

The SSE visas will allow holders to work in horticulture and viticulture roles.

Around 11,000 people whose working visas are set to expire over the 2020/21 season have been granted a new visa.

$30m PGF funding for Northland

The Provincial Growth Fund is investing nearly $30 million towards projects in Northland.

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Look out for rural communities - RWNZ

RWNZ is calling on a newly-elected government to establish and maintain network connectivity in rural areas.

Rural Women NZ is calling for a commitment to improving the health and well-being of rural families and enhancing rural communities’ reliance from all candidates at this year’s general election.