Kim and Graham Gilkison were fishing in Northland in 2018 when inspiration flitted past.

It is all go for next week’s East Coast Farming Expo, albeit with plenty of attention on ensuring everyone is kept safe.

The arrival of the bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa could decimate New Zealand’s $2 billion a year wine exports, lock down our vineyards, evaporate jobs and deprive us of a favoured local tipple. Covid-19 response tactics - coupled with high-tech solutions - could keep the vino flowing, reports Pamela Niskanen.

Writing a practical guide on non-chemical weed management had an unexpected result for Dr Charles Merfield, as he delved into the interconnected nature of the vines, groun cover and soils, and the damage done to all three by cultivating.

Q&A with agritech startups.

New Zealand has a wealth of design and manufacturing ability, producing productive and cost-effective products for the agricultural sector. Mark Daniel takes a closer look at Northland-based Hansen Products, catching up with managing director Steve Sharpe.

Kverneland distributor Power Farming says its KultiStrip System will help farmers to cultivate environmentally, while improving yields and profitability.

The Government's decision last week to progressively open the country's borders is a step in the right direction, says Northland Field Days Committee vice chair Basil Cole.

Cash-strapped organisers of the annual Northland Field Days are looking to farmers for assistance.

While we keep hearing that the only way forward is the min-till or no-till approach, the reality of modern arable farming is that there is still a place for the plough.