A major New Zealand wine company is digging into regenerative agriculture, with the launch of an 8-hectare vineyard trial in Marlborough.

Native plantings trialled under Villa Maria vines have yielded good results, despite dry conditions and destructive rabbits.

Feed company GrainCorp claims its new blending facility in Timaru will give South Island farmers more choice and flexibility when choosing feed product for animals.

More investment in agriculture is required to achieve further growth post-COVID, according to Dr Jacqueline Rowarth.

Avocado growers are looking forward to another bumper year despite the global economic uncertainty.

Irrigation New Zealand is calling on whoever forms the next government after September 20’s election to join with it to develop a national water strategy for the country.

Carpet maker Cavalier is ditching synthetics in favour of wool and other natural fibres.

NZ Pork is hailing the success of a scheme where the Government bought surplus pork and had it delivered to food banks to counter the disruptions of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A leading planning academic says people are fixated on doing away with the Resource Management Act (RMA) when they should really be focusing on what its replacement might look like.

A brace of politicians recently hit Zespri’s Mount Maunganui headquarters to kickstart the already announced Agritech Industry Transformation Plan after a three-month delay due to Covid-19.