Recent news that roll bars will be mandatory on quads in Australia within 24 months prompts the question: what’s going to happen in New Zealand?

An online stock trading platform was relaunched last week (Oct 14) to open up its national livestock marketplace to the whole industry.

Farmers continue to oppose agriculture entering the Emissions Trading Scheme.

The Government and farming leaders are joining forces to measure and price emissions at farm level by 2025.

For the second year running an emerging leader from Central Otago has taken out the national title of Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year.

Taranaki farmer Mel Poulton was announced, this month, as the successor to New Zealand’s special agricultural trade envoy Mike Petersen.

Dairy farmers planning to upgrade or install new milk cooling plant must think long-term rather than install a ‘bare minimum’ system.

Milk cooling is consistently a focus of regulators and customers, says Fonterra.

Farmers and growers need to rattle their dags for this year’s Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA), with entries closing on October 31.

Meat and dairy prices are strong and horticulture is leaping ahead, yet farmer and business confidence in the primary sector remains low – especially dairy.