Gisborne farming couple Matt and Megan Humphreys have helped shape the development of a farmer wellbeing assessment tool.

When Craig Wiggins stepped into the health and wellbeing space, little did he know that a few short years later he would be travelling the length and breadth of the country and saving lives.

Thanks to modern camera systems, mechanical weed control using Steketee hoeing machines can now be precise and efficient, with improved control and row detection achieved with a second camera.

Mike Casey, owner of the world’s first zero fossil fuel orchard, shared his journey to fully electrify his six-hectare orchard at the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch in November.

Earlier this year Equal Employment Opportunities commissioner Saunoamaali’i Dr Karanina Sumeo raised a red flag over the experience of migrant labour in Marlborough’s wine industry.

OPINION: This has been a bloody tough year for farmers.

OPINION: Since the end of World War II, New Zealand has had nine recessions.

Meat processor and marketer Alliance Group has had a good year reporting a record profit of $117.2 million for the 2021-22 financial year.

New research by Waikato-based consultants suggests dairy farmers don’t need blunt tools proposed in the Government’s agricultural emissions proposal to meet climate change targets.

'More, better and faster' is the ethos of the relatively new Kiwifruit Breeding Centre (KBC). Peter Burke was in Te Puke recently, where he spoke with Dr Bart Challis, KBC's chief commercial officer.