New Zealand's persimmon season will kick off early this year, with fruit set to hit shelves soon.

A casualty of the storm that hit the Bay of Plenty recently was the cancelation of a field day at a leading Māori kiwifruit orchard at Te Puke.

Danielle Adsett has been announced as the new chief executive of New Zealand Apples and Pears (NZAPI).

Our job is not to panic but to professionally manage our way through this predicament.

Farmers want more direct, accurate information about both fuel and fertiliser supply.

Three farmer lobby groups are applying the blowtorch to political parties on key issues facing the primary sector ahead of the general elections.

Average sheep and beef farm profit is forecast to double this year, and rural communities are set to reap the benefits.

OPINION: Every vintage has it’s vagaries, and every season I am struck by how nimble viticulturists, winemakers and grape growers have to be, catching, or at least dodging, the curveballs nature throws.

Irish Minister of State of Agriculture, Noel Grealish was in New Zealand recently for an official visit.

The recent ConExpo construction show held in Las Vegas, said to be the largest exhibition of its type in the world, saw John Deere Power Systems (JDPS) preview two new mid-range industrial engines.