Farming leaders and the Government met again today to discuss ways to combat Mycoplasma bovis.

For the first time in the competition’s history, there are two winners of the Young Vegetable Grower of the Year competition: Esteban Ibanez and Gurjant Singh.

New Zealand farmers seem to have a love affair with front-end loaders, particularly in comparison to their European counterparts who around the 100hp mark switch their allegiance to more specialised telehandlers.

Winning umpteen car-of-the-year titles in 2017 for the Kodiaq, Skoda might now be up for the double in 2018 with its new mid-sized SUV -- the Karoq. 

To keep waterways clean, deer farmers are fencing their deer out of streams.

Lexus and Farmlands, the country’s largest rural supplies co-operative, have a new partnership.

Northland farmer Ivan Stanisich has a herd of 215 milking cows, a 40ha avocado orchard and in his spare time is developing another 37ha of avocados.

Three young Māori farmers will compete in late May for the title of Young Māori Farmer of the year. 

National river quality trends give cause for optimism, according to Land and Water Aotearoa (LAWA). 

A mere 2% of New Zealanders see biosecurity as relevant to them, says the head of the new biosecurity unit in the Ministry of Primary Industries.