More than 150 soil scientists from around 30 countries will meet in Queenstown in April to discuss the ins and outs of testing soil.

The Commerce Commission is seeking more information from farmers tied up with interest rate swaps.

NEW HOLLAND has won the Tractor of the Year 2013 award in the Best of Specialised category with the T4060F. 

FINE weather and a jam-packed schedule pulled record crowds to the 2013 Northland Field Days this year, say organisers.

The future of the 8.1ha model farm alongside Mt Albert Grammar School has been secured a new lease agreement between ASB Bank and the Mt Albert Grammar School Board of Trustees.

A programme launched last year to help dairy farmers cut energy costs, is open to more recruits.

A large-herd testing project for their world-first sensor-based wireless monitoring systems used to track health and fertility in cows has received a funding boost.

Combine New Zealand lamb with 40 keen foodies, a celebrity chef, barbecue equipment, spectacular alpine scenery... and a forecast for snow. What have you got? Winter Grillcamp – a Beef + Lamb New Zealand promotion in Germany.

Total milk production could drop for the first time in five years, according to Westpac's most recent forecasts.

Four young chefs and eight journalists from Germany have had a three-week tour of top New Zealand restaurants and other sites courtesy of Deer Industry New Zealand.