By the time you are reading this, most spring-calving herds will have finished the main mating period.

OPINION: With Freshwater Farm Plan (FWFP) regulations imminent, growers need practical, funded support now – not just more paperwork.

Farmer interest continues to grow as a Massey University research project to determine the benefits or otherwise of the self-shedding Wiltshire sheep is underway. The project is five years in and has two more years to go. It was done mainly in the light of low wool prices and the cost of shearing. Peter Burke recently went along to the annual field day held Massey's Riverside farm in the Wairarapa.

OPINION: As you sit down to read my column today, I trust all is well at your place.

T&G Global says its 2025 New Zealand apple season has delivered higher returns for growers, reflecting strong global consumer demand and pricing across its Envy and Jazz apple brands.

One person intimately involved in the new legislation to replace the Resource Management Act (RMA) is the outgoing chief executive of the Ministry for the Environment, James Palmer, who's also worked in local government.

The Push-Up Challenge, an event which combines mental health and fitness, is set to launch in New Zealand in 2026.

Glenn Thomas made his first Awatere Valley wine at Vavasour in 1989, intrigued by the subregion’s potential.

In 1986 Hunter’s Wines shook up the wine world when it won the Sunday Times Vintage Festival in the United Kingdom with an oak aged Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough’s 1985 vintage.

Dr Ed Massey is General Manager Sustainability at New Zealand Winegrowers.