South Auckland kiwifruit grower, Brett Wheeler, jokes that some of the companion plants in his 13-hectare effective Glenbrook orchards are so large he has to take to them with a chainsaw.

OPINION: Research out of Massey University claims the concept of an urban/rural divide may not be entirely accurate.

After extreme market volatility and record-high prices in recent years, global fertiliser prices are expected to settle in 2024, despite uncertainty posed by the Israel-Hamas conflict as it currently stands.

Massey University's top student for 2023 is still thinking about what she'll do when she graduates.

Sitting Fonterra directors Brent Goldsack and Cathy Quinn have been re-elected for another three-year term.

A combination of on farm skills and hometown advantage got Taylor Leabourn over the line at the 2023 Young Grower national title in Pukekohe, last month.

New Zealand's largest grower and distributor of fresh produce, T&G Fresh, recently opened the doors to its new fresh produce market in Mt Wellington.

This year's Central Otago cherry picking season looks like being about a week earlier than usual.

ANYTHING GOOD for Australia is in the long run good for New Zealand. That’s the reaction of Trade Minister Tim Groser to the news that Australia has signed a free trade agreement with China, and to speculation that their FTA with China is better than NZ’s, especially regarding dairy products.

Blueberries are likely to have a bumper season as the warmer El Niño weather pattern arrives in New Zealand ahead of peak blueberry season in mid-January.