Many New Zealand grape growers and winemakers are watching the rising global trade tensions with increasing concern.

It is seven years since I took over the reins of NZ Winegrower. During that time the industry has changed dramatically.

Farming practices now piloted by Mid Canterbury dairy farmers Grant and Jan Early could show other New Zealand farmers how they can successfully reduce their environmental impacts.  

It is time for New Zealand cereal growers to adopt multi-site fungicides (MSF) to combat growing resistance to the more traditional chemistries, says Adama UK fungicide expert Andy Bailey.

It is an exciting time to be talking sheep milking, says Thomas MacDonald, business manager for Spring Sheep Dairy, in Taupo.

It is a great pity that some people have embraced – with little question – the concept that farmers can make a ‘reduction in stocking rate and still make the same money, while leaching less nitrogen’.

This time last month, not many people were aware that a new era was dawning on the world’s largest dairy exporter, Fonterra.

Most farmers are now flat-out calving and lambing and are looking forward to another season of forecast good returns. 

New Zealand should not make regulatory decisions on glyphosate use based on a United States court case, say NZ scientists.

It is getting harder to find good people willing and able to step into governance roles in rural co-operatives, says Farmlands Co-operative chairman Lachie Johnstone.