Kiwifruit orchards will be hives of activity over the next three months as the 2019 harvest gets underway.

Fonterra says there’s an urgent need to improve return on capital invested in the co-op by farmers and unit holders.

African swine fever’s huge impact on China’s pork production this year will be a huge opportunity for New Zealand’s meat industry.

The health of rural business people – including farmers, orchardists and health facilities — is being affected because they cannot get sufficient good staff and must work longer hours to compensate.

The kiwifruit variety SunGold is this season set to overtake the traditional green Haywards variety for the first time.

The drought formally declared in the northern regions of the South Island is now extended into Marlborough, Buller and Nelson.

Food Conversion Efficiency is often misunderstood and overlooked, despite its role in profitability.

Selling wine in a can is nothing especially new, it just hasn’t been embraced by wine producers, but is it time to look at canning wine as well as selling it in bottles?

A Lincoln University Dairy Farm (LUDF) decision to use all AI and no bulls for mating has given “mixed” results and looks like it will be a short-lived experiment.

Sharemilkers are the minority among dairy and beef farmers, but in respect of NAIT they have a big role.