A key contributor to the dairy industry for 20 years, Justine Kidd, was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year Honours for services to dairy and equestrian last month.

One of the largest freehold high country stations in Wanaka is now for sale, with strong national and international interest expected.

When Philip Manson began working for New Zealand Winegrowers he knew very little about wine.

Doug Bell spent the last 32 years vowing he would never plant Sauvignon Blanc.

Two leading Australian dairy studs have each produced the top ranked pair of bulls in the latest ABVs for Holsteins and Jerseys.

The name Johnstone has been synonymous with breeding bulls in the Whanganui district for at least 90 years.

The New Zealand wine scene is so young, that multi generational companies are somewhat of an oddity, rather than the norm.

A former chairman of the Meat Industry Action Group has since gone into dairy farming but is now standing for a seat on the Beef + Lamb NZ board.

The election is NZ-wide by internet, fax, and postal voting using the STV (single transferable vote) voting method.

The low payout is not holding back flood-ravaged farmers in parts of Taranaki from replanting riparian areas or fencing waterways.