OPINION: One thing I keep hearing from rural New Zealanders is the importance of relationships. Strong relationships don’t just happen - they take trust, consistency, and time.

The further companies go on the carbon reduction journey, the steeper the climb, says Yealands Sustainability Manager Andree Piddington.

Felton Road Wines is using an electric drone sprayer to apply organic fungicides and monitor crops, cutting emissions and transforming management.

New Zealand's only glass manufacturer hit a target of 70% recycled glass in May last year.

New Zealand grape growers and winemakers continue to make progress in emission measurement, says Emily Dekker, Toitū Technical Team Lead for the primary sector. “Including for value chain analysis, for the opportunities of lower finance risks, better market access, and security.”

Loveblock Wine founder Erica Crawford is one of the organisers of the upcoming Organic & Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference, in Marlborough from 16-18 June. She says it is an important time to share space with "passionate likeminded people".

A significant breakthrough in understanding facial eczema (FE) in livestock brings New Zealand closer to reducing the disease’s devastating impact on farmers, animals, and rural communities.

OPINION: Increased interest in ‘getting into governance’ is apparent across the country.

Through collaborative efforts with exhibitors, visitors, and industry partners, Fieldays says it is reaffirming its commitment to environmental responsibility with new initiatives for 2025.

Released in Europe in 2024 and having just arrived in time for National Fieldays, Giltrap Agrizone will be exhibiting two new machines from Irish manufacturer Malone Farm Machinery.