National's agriculture spokesman, Nathan Guy, says while some of the NAIT changes were needed, their passing under urgency has prevented proper scrutiny of them.

Recent changes to the NAIT regulations have generally been welcomed by the farming industry: DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ are in favour, although Federated Farmers sees them as rushed.

Many farms are struggling with wet soils making for slower growth rates and poorer utilisation.

A fast track to the top has taken Ash-Leigh Campbell, of Canterbury, into the role of national chairwoman of NZ Young Farmers. 

A new service from Ravensdown will meet the stated need of farmers and other rural people for catchment-scale improvement of water quality. 

The New Zealand wine industry will be celebrating success in a revamped way from this year on, after suggestions from PwC who have conducted a strategic review.

Farmers are unhappy and confused with the NAIT changes rushed through Parliament into law.

LIC chairman Murray King has won the Cooperative Leader of the Year award.

In the year Skellerup’s iconic Red Band gumboots turn 60, the company is celebrating a record profit.

Directly comparing Fonterra with Open Country and Synlait is unfair, but nevertheless, Fonterra as a business hasn’t performed well, says Nic Lees, senior lecturer in agribusiness management at Lincoln University.