Ag minister Damien O’Connor says if NZ doesn’t get this four-week COVID-19 shutdown right, the chances are this will go on for a long time.

Coronavirus could make the 2008 Global Financial Crisis look like a walk in the park — but it’s not all bad news for ag, claims economist Cameron Bagrie.

New Zealand’s Young Horticulturist of the Year is once again a viticulturist.

HerdHome System Ltd founders Tom and Kathy Pow are back at the helm of the company they founded 20 years ago.

One of Germany’s renowned wine regions is under threat because of climate change.

Former special agricultural trade envoy Mike Petersen says it will probably take months for supply chains to and in China to clear in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Unlike some other exporters, Fonterra’s scheduling, logistics and delivery activities to all markets are largely operating as normal, the cooperative says.

WorkSafe NZ is calling on farmers and other rural businesses to treat health and safety as more than a compliance issue.

A leading once a day (OAD) farmer says her farm is set to have a record year thanks to a combination of favourable circumstances – especially the weather.

Isolation combined with the pressure of running a business from home means some farmers are putting their own wellbeing and mental health on the backburner.