Being able to pay a return to farmer shareholders for the first time in four years is down to a team effort, says Farmlands chief executive Tanya Houghton.

Pipe fittings and valve manufacturer Hansen has taken out the Supreme Site award at the National Fieldays.

The sight of hundreds of marquees and the scent of wood chips is set to return to Mystery Creek this week when Fieldays opens its gates tomorrow.

Those who take the time to attend the popular two-day gathering can once again expect to come away inspired, invigorated and connected.

Citrus is big in Gisborne, but surprisingly there are only a few large scale commercial growers. Instead, as Peter Burke reports, the small to medium growers are the big suppliers and their helping hand comes in the form of a company called Fresh First.

Hauora Taiwhenua Rural Health Network is welcoming the Government’s response to a shortage of GP’s across the country – but especially in rural areas – through new funding initiatives.

About 500 Groundswell supporters gathered at Auckland’s Domain today demanding the Government remove the proposed tax on agricultural emissions.

OPINION: As I sit down to put pen to paper for my column this month, we are pretty much half-way between Bledisloe 1 and Bledisloe 2.

West Auckland community foundation The Trusts is calling on Kiwis with citrus fruit trees on their properties to pick surplus fruit and donate it to those in need, rather than let it go to waste.

Woodville shearer Sacha Bond is training hard for an attempt to break the women’s strong wool lamb shearing world record in Southland next year.