Primary sectors need not create new standards for animal welfare, grass-fed, GMO and biodiversity because these are already part of existing organic standards, says Brendan Hoare.

Fonterra's Open Gate recorded a big turnout with a Christchurch farm recording a top attendance of 780 people and a Helensville farm just north of Auckland visited by 520.

Shareholders in the farm services co-operative Farmlands will be voting on the first big change to its constitution since 2013 at the annual meeting to be held in Hokitika on November 23.

What attracts staff and makes them stay longer? Two Pāmu Farms human resources staff have found out.

The partnership approach was a key to Kiwifruit Vine Health (KVH) winning the industry award at the 2018 New Zealand Biosecurity Awards last week, says KVH chief executive Stu Hutchings.

Beef + Lamb NZ (BLNZ) says the recent signing of the CTPP deal will put NZ at least on par with Australia in the Japanese beef market, and especially in the rapidly expanding grass-fed meat market in Asia.

Farmers have two years of “heavy lifting” before the bulk of the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak is dealt with.

The wool industry wants a new online training tool to be used in every woolshed to reduce the injuries occurring in and around the sheds. 

Lamb prices have moved from a boil to a simmer, according to ASB Commodities Weekly report.

The plastic sheep that became famous around Christchurch city after the earthquakes have slowly started going to new homes. 

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