The world is now amid potentially one of the most disruptive periods in world trade for a very long time.

OPINION: Submissions on the Government's contentious Gene Technology Bill have closed.

Alliance Group has secured greater access for chilled beef exports into China following approval of its Levin and Mataura plants to supply that market. With its first load of beef from Levin clearing Chinese customs in early January and a shipment from Mataura recently arriving in China, journalist Leo Argent talked to Alliance general manager safety and processing Wayne Shaw.

New Zealand's red meat exports for 2024 finished on a positive note, with total export value increasing 17% over last December to reach $1.04 billion, according to the Meat Industry Association (MIA).

Primary sector groups appear to be generally supportive of the Gene Technology Bill currently before parliamentarians.

Dr Richard Smart began shining a light on grape growing in the late 1960s, increasingly fascinated by how sunlight interception by vineyards impacted yields and fruit quality.

Alliance Group has secured greater access for chilled beef exports to China, following approval for two of its processing plants to supply the market.

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Just on two years ago Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc in Hawke's Bay causing massive damage to NZ's largest apple growing region.

Following several years of pain, farmers and growers are facing a decent upswing in commodity prices, say economists.