Announced at the end of the year at the EIMA 2024 Event in Bologna, Italy, the Case IH Quadtrac 715 - the new flagship model in the Case IH tractor range - has won the Tractor of the Year 2025 High-Power Category for models of 300-plus horsepower.

OPINION: In the last few weeks of 2024 there was a lot of noise in the UK and Europe about the methane inhibitor, Bovaer, and concerns raised as to its safety.

OPINION: In twelve months’ time, plus or minus, we’ll be in the same place, give or take, and thinking the same things, more or less.

OPINION: It divides opinion, but the House has passed the first reading of the Gene Technology Bill.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) has declared restricted fire seasons for the Waikato, Northland and Canterbury.

Changes to migrant visa settings announced last month should take a lot of pressure off farmers in the new season, says Federated Farmers immigration spokesman Richard McIntyre.

After a fairly typical first half of spring there has been a noticeable change in the weather across much of New Zealand.

Following 2023's inaugural Aotearoa New Zealand Chardonnay Symposium, Hawke's Bay Winegrowers expanded this year's event to two days of discussions and tastings centred on 'Sense of Place', the environmental and cultural landscapes that shape wine.

OPINION: Whenever I present Te Mata's wines into markets, I often begin by saying that our winery's story is a weird one.

The first thing Tanya Pouwhare does when someone seeking employment steps through her doorway is print out the 'Know Your Rights' sheet from the New Zealand Employment Guide.