Meat exporters are being urged to maintain a diversified portfolio of overseas trading partners.

Entries are now open for the 2015 Enterprising Rural Women Awards (ERWA).

As a significant Alliance Group (AGL) shareholder I am prompted to lay bare the facts to my fellow shareholders.

Overly officious inspectors and difficulty finding the time to do paperwork are coloring farmers’ impressions of WorkSafe NZ, according to farmers.

The wider agribusiness sector has nailed its share of loot in the recent Budget – with extra money for R&D, training, irrigation, animal welfare and biosecurity.

Top bull breeders met this month to celebrate their contribution to New Zealand’s dairy industry.

The 2015 Northland Sharemilker/Equity Farmers of the Year, Brad and Lesley Roberts, were emphatic winners – claiming the title along with six of nine merit awards on offer.

I spent some time walking around the vineyards of Matua Whenua, the home of Aronui wines when the vineyards were only a few years old and the impression I got at the time was of a special place that was being developed with sensitivity by a passionate viticulturist.

Why did you decide to plant grapes and create your own label? That must be the most asked question owners of small wineries face.

Over the past few issues Peter Saunders has looked at the history of the New Zealand wine industry, decade by decade. This month, he takes a closer look at where we currently sit and what the future holds.