A unique gold rush started last week with the official opening of the new $40 million butter plant at the Chinese-owned Westland Milk Products plant on the West Coast.

Last month, in response to some pretty scary price rises, I wrote about the need to control costs. 

Taranaki Regional Council and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) have joined forces to identify the pathways by which new pest plants could enter the region, whether by road, rail, coast or air.

The two main plastic collection programmes in New Zealand's primary sector - Agrecovery and Plasback - have agreed to work together.

New Zealand’s avocado industry has been urged to diversify export markets as production is set to take off in the coming years.

Farm profitability should be healthy for 2021-22 and for the current season – but farmers will need to keep a close eye on input costs, says an AgFirst report for Waikato and Bay of Plenty dairy farms.

Sheep and beef farmers make up eight of the ten regional supreme winners at this year’s Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEAs).

Newly-elected Federated Farmers dairy section chair Richard McIntyre describes his elevation to this new role as just a continuation of his journey in advocacy.

LIC has announced its financial result for the 2021-22 year, driven by increased farmer spend on premium genetics and herd improvement services.

Andrew Olsen acknowledges that he inherited a well-organised trade association, but thought it needed a few changes to the direction it was travelling.