Grace Rehu, 21 – a leading hand for Turners and Growers in Puketapu, Hawke’s Bay – is the winner of the 2023 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Grower competition.

Leaderbrand founder Murray McPhail was awarded in the recent 2023 King’s Birthday Honours List.

For the first time this year, the June Food Price Index (FPI) showed a drop in the cost of fruit and vegetables - as the country's growers recover from a tough spell of weather-related challenges.

Teams and individuals whose talents and work to help New Zealand farmers, foresters and fishers thrive and what they produce were honoured at the 2023 Primary Industries New Zealand Awards last night.

WoolWorks is set to form a new division designed to explore and realise new opportunities to capture greater market value for wool.

Kiwifruit growers seem to have gotten the message from Zespri to focus on the quality of the fruit coming off the vines this year.

Alliance Group and in-market Chinese partner Grand Farm have committed to a significant expansion of the co-operative's grass-fed lamb, mutton, beef and venison across China.

Despite the ravages of cyclones, floods and warm winters, revenue from the horticulture sector is expected to grow rapidly over the next four years - from the present $6.9 billion to $8.6 billion by 2027.

Britain's Trade Envoy to NZ says having a free trade agreement is great, but there is no point in having it if it's not "actioned".

Rival gang members, nannies and school kids are some of the unsung heroes of the recovery of orchards in Hawke's Bay hit by Cyclone Gabrielle. Peter Burke reports.