Matakana,   Ben Dugdale, chairman of the Matakana Winegrowers Association says the 2013 harvest was one of the easiest he has ever encountered in the region, with the exception of the ripening phase being relatively widely spaced apart.

Farmgate prices for lamb have been heading higher in both islands over the last two weeks. Prices in the North Island are poised to break through the $5/kg mark.

Competition for cattle has resulted in more upward pressure on cattle prices over the last two weeks.

Top players in agribusiness will get together the night before the Fieldays to discuss building export earnings from agribusiness innovation.

Fertiliser company Ballance Agri-Nutrients will be the new prime sponsor of the Dairy Women's Network from June 1.

The winners of the 2013 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards take pride their work and are focused on achieving best practice in all facets of dairy farming.

For the first time in New Zealand, a mobile communications event is being run specifically for primary industries.

Lincoln University has announced it will be expanding the Lincoln University Research Dairy Farm (LURDF) to further support a range of research projects related to improving the success of New Zealand's dairy industry.

It was just a decade ago when the first ever wine was made in the Waitaki Valley, with the subsequent releases riding a wave of hype and well deserved critical acclaim. However, Craggy Range withdrew a few years back; its largest player, Pasquale has announced it’s pulling out and “for sale” signs are now scattered through its vineyard area. So what’s happened to a place so full of promise?

There’s been a lot of superlatives bandied about, describing the 2013 vintage, but to put it simply, it was stunning, the best ever!  The dry weather, whilst tough on pastoral farmers was ideal for grapegrowers, and we have harvested beautiful fruit, across the wide range of varieties grown in Gisborne.