The refreshed National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management increases the pressure on farmers to improve their nutrient management. 

2019 Share Farmers of the Year Colin and Isabella Beazley, of Northland, say the benefits to their career and business from entering are worth the effort and time.

OPINION: I'm extremely proud of the ongoing high performance of our primary sector, and to be part of a Government that is backing farming for the long term.

OPINION: By 2050 China will own New Zealand agriculture and with it our country’s future.

Fertiliser co-op Ravensdown has three new directors — academic Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, farmer Nicola Hyslop and e-commerce leader David Biland.

The Fonterra shareholders council announced last week that elections will take place in 10 of its 25 wards.

OPINION: It's clear that the Ministry for Environment is underestimating the importance of properly consulting farmers on the Essential Freshwater proposals.

Fonterra's woes are also worsening in Australia.

Dairy has huge potential within the 16-country Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement, says Agriculture and Trade Minister Damien O’Connor.

Peter Burke has spent the last three weeks observing Brexit first-hand in England and Ireland.