Farmers welcome the state approval of 500 extra overseas workers but warn that it's not a silver bullet for the sector's labour woes.

Vintage 2022 is underway as Nat Christensen calls from a warm and windy Marlborough in mid-March.

In a freshly developed central Hawke's Bay vineyard, gazing over an expanse of one-year-old vines he helped plant, Sam Bain has high hopes for the fruit it will bear.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies are an ever-increasing feature of modern life, including vineyard management.

Precision agriculture specialist Ag Leader has added the RightSpot spraying system to its range.

Livestock researchers around the world can now remotely detect ryegrass staggers in sheep using on-animal sensors.

Experienced rural vet Ginny Dodunski has been appointed manager for the Wormwise programme.

Late autumn is an ideal time to do a feed budget to help meet livestock performance targets and set up pastures for spring.

OPINION: Soil carbon is not included in either New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) or the proposed He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) programme.

Progress is being made - albeit slowly on building greater awareness of wool throughout New Zealand and beyond.