Zespri and Plant and Food Research are discussing forming a 50/50 joint venture to fast track the development of breeding new cultivars of kiwifruit.

Industry body Summerfruit NZ says it’s had a “magnificent response” to the call for help from locals with this season’s harvest.

Mimicking the old NZ Tourism ad from the 1980s, a farm tourism specialist is urging New Zealanders – who can’t travel overseas due to Covid restrictions – not to ‘leave home until they have seen the country’.

A bit of a dark cloud has turned into a silver lining for Nuku and Bart Hadfield and their wider farming community.

Horticultural exports have increased by 25% over the last two years and tariffs on these exports are down by 29%.

A dramatically changing world, in terms of the global economy and consumer preferences, is the focus for a new ten-year Red Meat Sector Strategy.

Horticulture business LeaderBrand has bought the remaining 50% of South Auckland-based Sutherland Produce.

WorkSafe is reminding people that if a vehicle’s safety features are compromised, no one should drive it.

Sustainability measures have become part of the WineWorks culture, says Anthony Barnes, in a series celebrating Sustainability Guardians.

Competing in the New Zealand Young Viticulturist of the Year competition is all about escaping your comfort zone, says the first ever winner.