Colin Harvey, one of the NZ agri-sector’s foremost innovators and contributors, died in a drowning accident in late January.

A leading rural contractor has described the Government's efforts to facilitate the arrival of oversees workers as a joke.

New Zealand's red meat sector export hit $10 billion in 2021 - despite the disruption caused by Covid-19.

The New Zealand farming sector appears better prepared to manage the expected surge in the Omicron variant of Covid than it was in the first wave.

A record opening forecast milk price for next season is on the cards but dairy farmers remain wary.

Animal welfare remains the biggest concern as the Rural Support Trust activates Covid contingency plans for the farming sector.

There are few if any silver bullets coming in the near future to deal with nitrous oxide and methane on NZ farms.

DairyNZ chairman Jim van der Poel claims not too many farmers are keen on an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

Scrapping MIQ requirements from next month means vet clinics can plan ahead with certainty, says recruiter Julie South, VetStaff.

With its Oxin autonomous vineyard vehicle now at an advanced stage of development, Marlborough-based start-up Smart Machines is beginning to eye the wider New Zealand and, ultimately, international market.