Pretty impressive - that's how Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor describes MPI's latest prediction that horticulture exports will hit the record $7 billion mark in 2023.

The ambitious goals of each of the primary sectors have come together in the past year to produce an outstanding result.

Despite rural contractors being told in mid-December they could bring in 200 skilled machinery operators into the country, not one has been given any MIQ space.

A critical lack of workers in New Zealand is pushing the meat industry to plead with the Government to urgently allow in more overseas staff.

The Meat Industry Association (MIA) has launched a stinging attack on the Government for failing to allow the industry to bring in sufficient overseas halal slaughterman.

New research into New Zealand's premium ice cream industry suggests exporters could find new buyers in valuable overseas markets as consumers increasingly look for high quality food.

The Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) have signed on to partner with the prestigious Zanda McDonald Award.

The launch of a new tech start-up and social enterprise is set to provide a significant boost for New Zealand's sustainably sourced wool sales.

New Zealand’s newest state-of-the-art dairy processing plant will be built by GEA NZ Ltd.

Southland farmers are being praised for maintaining high environmental compliance during the 2020-21 monitoring year.