The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards has acknowledged the tragic passing of Morrinsville farmer Jeff Bolstad.

In a ceremony held last week at Plant & Food Research in Lincoln, Horticulture Minister Nicola Grigg launched the Sustainable Vegetable Systems (SVS) Tool.

Immigration New Zealand acknowledges staff shortages facing the dairy sector and says it is prioritising applications for overseas workers.

Most New Zealand regions are now calving or about to calve and if the good weather continues, the signs point to a good season.

Holstein Friesian NZ, and herd improvement co-operative LIC have launched a joint sire proving scheme that aims to select and prove Holstein Friesian bulls for New Zealand dairy farmers.

New Zealand's wine regions harvested 395,000 tonnes of grapes in the 2024 vintage, which is 21% lower than 2023, nearly 30% down on the bumper 2022 crop, and slightly above the modest 2021 yield.

A stalwart of rural journalism, David Anderson, has died at home in Timaru following a prolonged illness.

Our second Wine Business Forum is just around the corner and we are so excited about the programme of impressive speakers joining us at Te Papa in Wellington.

A T7.225 with candy blue body panels, New Holland silver and black graphics featuring the Union Jack flag, black wheels rims with candy blue rim edges, plus a NH leaf on the bonnet top is obviously something special.

While New Zealand’s clever thinkers were out in full force at the Fieldays Innovations event last month, the youngsters weren’t there to be overlooked.