New Zealand and Australia’s largest commercial greenhouse construction company, Apex Greenhouses, has agreed to sell a minority stake to Dutch company GreenV B.V.

The future of NZ’s $500 million plant production industry is in excellent hands if the talent shown by the competitors in this year’s Young Plant Producer of the Year is anything to go by.

While powered cultivation typically centres around rotary hoes or power harrows, each has its pros and cons.

Farm reporting software company Trev has acquired Cloud Farmer, a pioneer of farm recording in New Zealand.

Biosecurity and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says there are currently no farms in New Zealand infected with M. bovis.

The future of farming is digital.

Consumers in the future may want produce that they perceive is designed especially for them.

Sir Lockwood Smith, who has had a long career in politics, diplomacy, agricultural science and farming, is the new chair of the Riddet Institute.

Outgoing chief executive of New Zealand Avocado, Jen Scoular believes the sector is well set up despite a challenging environment for growers around the globe.

Wild goats, a growing problem for many farmers and landowners, are in the firing line.