Rural communities are suffering through a lack of access to decent health services, according to Rural Women New Zealand.

An award-winning North Canterbury dairying and beef farming operation has evolved to become a hub of community.

Rural service provider PGG Wrightson (PGW) has delivered a record financial result despite challenging trading conditions.

The severe weather and flooding that hit the Nelson/Tasman and Marlborough regions has prompted the Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman (IFSO), Karen Stevens to issue a reminder to get the next steps right.

In November 2019 we promised ourselves we'd take it a bit slower in 2020, having had five overseas trips since the previous October - two to Aussie and three long hauls which included Hong Kong, Japan, China, USA, England, Russia, Italy, Ireland and Jersey, totaling four months on the road, phew.

Meet the regional finalists in the Corteva Young Viticulturist of the Year Competition, in the lead up to the National Final in Marlborough on August 30. The Central Otago final was held after this edition went to print, but the winner will be profiled in the October/November Winegrower Magazine.

The country's second largest milk producer says a strong milk price remains on the cards despite successive price drops in global dairy prices.

The mood among farmers is cautiously optimistic this season according to DairyNZ’s new general manager farm performance.

It would be grossly unfair to cast Matt Bolger in the mould of his famous father – former Prime Minister Jim Bolger – because at just 42 he has an enviable CV and string of achievements.

The forecast farmgate milk price is being tipped to hold ground despite plummeting prices on the Global Dairy Trade (GDT).