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Net zero - a new climate change goal

OPINION: In March this year, Defra (the UK Government Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) published the national statistics for farm business income. The figures indicate that most farms make more money from support mechanisms and ‘diversification out of agriculture’ than they do from food production.

The new chairman of state farmer Landcorp (Pāmu) John Rae says the business is a unique asset.

The director of Otago University’s new virtual Centre for Rural Health says there’s no one, single fix to the burgeoning staffing crisis facing the sector.

An extract from the humble daffodil will be put to the test in New Zealand after UK research discovered its potential to cut methane emissions from livestock.

For the second year in a row a horticultural enterprise has taken out the Supreme Award in the Auckland Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA).

New Zealand Avocado chief executive Brad Siebert says avocado growers are facing increasing cost pressure across all areas of their business.

‘Just take the plunge’ - that’s the message from Hamish and Simon Guild of High Peak Station, Canterbury to anyone considering entering the 2025 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

Cider Apples New Zealand Limited has released a detailed 'roadmap' report that investigates how a premium cider industry could be developed in New Zealand.