There was a huge turnout for a field day of the last of the three finalists in the Ahuwhenua Trophy competition to determine the top Māori sheep and beef farm. Around 300 people attended the event at Hereheretau Station, a mainly hill country farm, located 30km north of Wairoa. Peter Burke reports...

With the Agricultural Marketing and Research Development Trust (AGMARDT) inviting emerging agribusiness sector leaders to apply for its recently opened 2023 Leadership Scholarships, Leo Argent talks to leadership scholar recipient Alex Worker.

A new study in Australia has identified a lack of agricultural knowledge among school students, highlighting a need for better agricultural education programs.

Groundswell is calling on the Minister of Climate Change James Shaw to front up and to discuss the "outstanding issues" that farmers have with the current proposed agricultural mitigation recommendations.

New chair of Deer Industry NZ Mandy Bell wants the deer industry to be recognised as a sector that produces really healthy protein and is farmed by people who are passionate about the environment.

A strong result in a year like no other is how Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell is describing the co-operative's annual results.

Miriana Stephens has been named the recipient of this year’s Horticulture New Zealand President’s Trophy.

As the weather warms and the grass moves skywards, many will be pulling their mowing equipment out of the shed, or maybe the nettles, with a view to be ready to start producing next winter’s feed.

While many operators prefer mower/conditioners, German manufacturer Claas suggests than many still want to achieve high daily outputs and knock grass down quickly.

Kverneland has introduced a new 15.6m tedder aimed at high outputs, accuracy and operator comfort, incorporating a new ground-following system, with easy and simple operations.