Farmers need to change their thinking about the value of spreading fertiliser on the hill country, an expert in the field claims.

If someone had told Matt O'Kane 15 years ago that his irrigator would one day ring to say it had finished its run he would have "walked off laughing".

Opposition to the Australian Federal Government's proposed 'backpacker tax' is garnering support.

As the hot sun beats down on a sharp rocky Canterbury hillside, three sheep tentatively step forward out of the safety of the yards.

MPI is asking farmers and growers of arable crops to look out for a highly invasive pest weed that has appeared on a handful of South Island properties.

Importer/distributor Origin Agroup reports sales and positive feedback from users for its Gascon range.

The JCB Fastrac is a little like Vegemite — you either love it or hate it — but it has now been around for 25 years.

Sheep have been raised for their milk for thousands of years and were milked before cows.

The agri sector is concerned about falling commodity prices, but new technology is providing hope.

Nikki Johnson will move from the citrus industry to kiwifruit when she takes over as chief executive New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc (NZKGI) in April.

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