Well-known Auckland kumara grower Fay Gock, the winner of horticulture’s Bledisloe Cup in 2013, died just before Christmas on December 21, aged 85.

The unusually wet summer so far means a flush of feed NZ-wide, says Alliance Group chairman Murray Taggart.

Canterbury farmer John Nicholls last month became the second farmer-nominated candidate to win a seat on Fonterra’s board.

New Zealand commodity prices are likely to feel downward pressure over the year, says ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.

Fonterra will offload its Farm Source livestock business to family-owned business Carrfields Livestock on March 1.

Two students from Southland Girls’ High School have been selected for the trip of a lifetime to the US.

2018 has tied for the second hottest year on record, according to NIWA's annual climate summary released today.

Farmers want the Government to back off local government in the Hauraki Gulf and let the people decide their futures.

Extreme dry conditions and the resulting erratic stock flows over the past year underline the value of a cooperative, Alliance farmer shareholders heard at their annual meeting this month.

Fonterra farmers have elected Canterbury farmer John Nicholls to the board.