The benchmark index of international food commodity prices rose in April for the first time in a year, amid increases in world quotations for sugar, meat and rice, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

New research has found New Zealand’s policy of allowing fossil fuel emitters to offset all their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by planting trees is at odds with the rest of the world, and it’s having a damaging impact on the agricultural sector and rural communities.

What started 15 years ago as "pottering around" has developed into a nice award-winning business for Wairarapa lavender grower Jan Abernethy.

OPINION: As the Galloway Express left Port Taranaki last month with cattle for China, it marked the end of livestock export.

Fonterra has established its fifth application centre in China, but unlike the other four, the newest one is focused on beverage applications.

The battle lines are being drawn on the National Party's recently announced agricultural policy.

Some good news on the horizon for dairy farmers.

Dairy

Rabobank's latest Rural Confidence survey has found that while farmers' sentiments are still in deeply negative territory, they have crept up from historic lows in late 2022.

New Zealand runs the risk of being caught up in the economic war between China and the US, according to Rabobank's head of global economics and research, Jan Lambregts.