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Onion returns up 50%

Onions New Zealand Inc says with 75% of this season's crop shipped, the industry is pleased with the direction it's heading in.

Pay cut worth every cent

DANNEVIRKE SHAREMILKERS Mark and Jaime Arnold were named the 2016 New Zealand Share Farmers of the Year. They took home $52,000 in cash and prizes at last night's national awards in Wellington.

Food safety and security conference

Asia Pacific Centre for Food Integrity, executive director and conference organiser, Dr Helen Darling (pictured), sees great potential for New Zealand to play globally as a leader in food safety and security.

Registrations are now open for a new global food integrity conference to be held in Auckland on July 13-14.

Connectivity – a rural health and wellbeing issue

RHĀNZ Chairperson, Dr Jo Scott-Jones, says access is the vital issue.

Linking rural health centres to broadband and a rapid reduction in mobile "black spots" around rural NZ are key areas of focus for RHĀNZ.

Animal welfare views

Almost 500 people attended six public meetings across the country, to express views on animal welfare.

The money’s in the honey

A steadily increasing number of students of all ages in Northland are training in apiculture.

There's a dawning realisation that unused blocks of manuka covered land could be an untapped source of sustainable income.

SIDE to look at saving time

SIDE organisers are urging South Island farmers to take time off and attend this year's event.

How many times over the last week have you or anyone on your farm had to wait for something, or spent time searching for a misplaced item?

Hill country farmers urged to claim pole position

Don Shearman, land services manager for the Taranaki Regional Council.

With winter approaching, Taranaki hill country farmers must remember the importance of soil stabilisation measures like poplar poles, and take action accordingly.