OPINION: What a difference a year can make.

Fonterra has introduced a new UHT bakery cream for its booming foodservice business in China.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the relationship between New Zealand and the US will remain strong and enduring irrespective of changing administrations.

Ormond Nurseries founders Ben and Frances Wickham, climate scientist Rob Agnew, and New Zealand sparkling wine pioneers Daniel and Adele Le Brun were presented Wine Marlborough Lifetime Achievement Awards at The Marlborough Wine Show Celebration Lunch in October.

Departing Fonterra director Leonie Guiney is urging the next generation of co-operative farmers to step up and be there to lead in future.

New DairyNZ chair Tracy Brown says bipartisan agreement among political parties on emissions pricing and freshwater regulations would greatly help farmers.

"Te toto o te tangata he kai, te oranga o te tangata, he whenua, he oneone." While food provides the blood in our veins, our health is drawn from the lands and soils.

Nominations are now open for the Ford New Zealand Rural Sports Awards.

Stellar speakers, top-notch trade sites, innovation, technology and connections are all on offer at the 2025 East Coast Farming Expo being once again hosted in Wairoa in February.

With the mating season in full swing, cow sheds and farmers across the country have been busy.