Brad Nolan, age 32 works as a winemaker at Muddy Water.

The value of research to the growing New Zealand wine industry is forever proving itself. Some of credit for the exponential growth, making wine the 7th largest earning export, can go to the research staff who work often behind the scenes.

Getting all dairy farmers around the country to see the value of providing nutrient management data to their respective dairy companies presents quite a challenge.

Sauvignon Blanc is the varietal that kicked off the New Zealand wine industry and now planning is underway for a new event aimed at shining a spotlight on the variety.

CHINA and Russia are the biggest factors in the global dairy price crash of the last four months, says Rabobank New Zealand and Asia director of dairy research, Hayley Moynihan.

FORMER FEDERATED Farmers president Bruce Wills has been appointed to the Queen Elizabeth II National Trust's board of directors.

STATE FARMER Landcorp has appointed Sarah Risell as its general manager marketing.

A BIG fanfare about the recent signing of the free trade agreement between Australia and China includes the hope that China will be the main destination for Australian dairy exports in the next 10 years.  

FOR THE first time in the cooperative’s history, Fonterra could be forced to clawback payout as dairy markets continue to slide.

Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand has developed individualised benchmarking reports that empower its members to better understand their performance and drive change as part of a process of continual improvement.