North Island maize grain growers are facing an uncertain future in 2025 as the country's energy crisis hits the rural sector.

New research reveals that New Zealand households have made progress in reducing food waste over the past year, cutting the annual amount wasted by an estimated $300 million in the past year alone.

Voting is now open for this year’s DairyNZ director elections.

Today, public consultation begins on a series of proposals designed to strengthen New Zealand’s biosecurity system.

In a “watershed vote”, Synlait shareholders have approved a recapitalisation plan that hands over control of the listed milk processor to China conglomerate Bright Dairy.

Fonterra is investing $150 million on a new cool store at its Whareroa site in Taranaki.

Good news for New Zealand dairy farmers – whole milk and skim milk powder prices rose in the overnight Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction.

A critically threatened endemic freshwater fish found only in Canterbury has been discovered at a Craigmore Sustainables farm near Timaru.

A hundred primary schools across New Zealand are now better resourced to teach their students about food and farming after winning ‘George the Farmer’ book sets in a recent competition run by rural lender, Rabobank.

TB differential slaughter levy rates are changing with dairy animals paying $12.25/head, an increase of 75c from next month.

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