Matt Gomm has been named as the first ever Gisborne Young Fruit Grower of the Year.

It's not hard to believe that the Subaru Outback accounts for about 45% of all the Subarus sold in New Zealand each year.

Already seen 12 months ago in a wheeled version, JCB’s tracked version of its TeleSkid, the 3TS-8T, runs on 450mm wide belts at speeds up to 12.6km/h.

Calving season is around the corner and now is the time to start planning and preparing.

With climate forecasts suggesting summers will lengthen and grow hotter and drier in some regions, the challenge of keeping cows cool will likely increase.

Earlier this year Wine Marlborough launched a competition, aiming to find the five greatest fans of the region’s Sauvignon Blanc.

Ballance chief executive Mark Wynne says criticism of the nutrient management tool Overseer is “very old-school”.

Fertiliser co-op Ballance will commercially launch a new farm environment planning tool, MitAgator, by spring.

Federated Farmers president Katie Milne last month notched up one year in office. She told the recent Feds annual conference in Wellington about issues dominating her first 12 months in the role.

Synlait is working with companies in Europe to bring technology to NZ which will significantly reduce methane in the rumen of animals, says Hamish Reid, director of sustainability and brand.