The first shipment of the 2023 New Zealand kiwifruit season departed the Port of Tauranga yesterday, carrying approximately 2,500 tonnes (over 600,000 trays) of Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit to Japan.

The minimum wage increase set for 1 April will cut into the horticulture industry’s already tight margins and put increased financial pressure on a sector decimated by bad weather.

Martin Bennett has been a dairy farmer for nearly half a century, so he's seen his fair share of change in the industry over that time.

Milk from cows bred for low milk urea nitrogen and fed on plantain pastures may have human health benefits as well as environmental advantages, according to research by the Lincoln University Pastoral Livestock Production Lab.

State farmer Pāmu has announced two new appointments to governance roles.

What began as a work experience while at university changed Bay of Plenty farm manager Chihiro Hanyuda's life.

Dairy manager Mohammad Arifin has come a long way from milking 20 cows by hand, twice a day back home in Indonesia.

A 50% improvement in resource consent processing times could be necessary for New Zealand to meet its 2050 emissions targets.

National Party trade spokesman Todd McClay will become the party’s agriculture spokesperson, National leader Christopher Luxon announced today.

Kiwi Harriet Bremner, 33, and Australian Mitch Highett, 33, have taken out top honours at the Zanda McDonald Awards.