A long-time anti-farming newspaper columnist is facing backlash on social media for falsely implying last year that former Fonterra chairman John Wilson was faking ill-health.

The meat industry is preparing for Britain to crash out of the EU on March 29.

Dairy farmers are being strongly encouraged to give their feedback on how the sector will pay its share of the Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) response programme.

Lee Suckling travelled to the Middle East and learned the hard way that wine drinking isn’t impossible, but it’s not cheap or easy either. 

A New Zealand Herald columnist, who questioned the retirement of former Fonterra chairman John Wilson in July last year, is facing calls to apologise to his family.

Damaging frosts typically occur after a cold, cloudy day followed by a still night with clear skies. 

The rich black colour of blackcurrants is what makes them so valuable, says South Canterbury grower Hamish McFarlane.

Horticulture is in a growth phase and has ambitious goals, says the director of the HortNZ Leadership Programme, Sue Pickering.

An increased focus on exports for New Zealand tomatoes could see the sector double its 2014 value by 2020.

The opportunities for the potato industry lie in a planned series of sustainable developments, says Potatoes NZ chief executive Chris Claridge.