OPINION: At the recent Organic and Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference, the Porto Protocol’s Marta Mendonça said, “Grapes are not the thirstiest of crops, but they are a luxury crop”.

Five regional finalists are honing their skills for the national final of the 2025 Young Viticulturist of the Year, to be held at Greystone in Waipara on 27 August.

Dr Richard Smart spent more than 55 years advising students, growers and organisations around the world on vine physiology and canopy management.

Jenny Dobson was 22 and blissfully naïve when she left New Zealand for France in 1979, with a chemistry degree, a love of wine and an ambition to become a winemaker.

As Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand marks 30 years, it needs to become “business as usual” for the wine industry, says viticulturist Gwyn Williams.

Community has been at the heart of Neudorf Wines since 1976, from picnics with other wine pioneers to collegial marketing on the world stage.

Beef + Lamb NZ's countrywide director roadshow arrived in Feilding last week, bringing with it ongoing positivity in the sector, an overview of the work B+LNZ does on behalf of levypayers and a proposed change on how the levy would be collected in the future.

One of New Zealand’s largest fertiliser plants could be forced to shut down for four months as uncertainty looms over gas supply.

Federated Farmers North Canterbury president Bex Green says two public meetings held this week should have made it loud and clear that rural families and businesses are concerned about proposed staffing changes at NZ Police.

Sheep and beef farmers are cautiously optimistic as farmgate prices continue to firm.