OPINION: Immigration NZ should attract immigrants to our primary sector as well as they attract overseas investors and entrepreneurs to our economy.

The meat industry is short of about 2000 workers, a gap needing filling by much more than just signing up foreign workers.

China remains the key to where the global marketplace is heading in dairy prices, says Westpac economist Anne Boniface.

In a little under four months, the East Coast Farming Expo will return for a fourth year of innovation, interaction and excellence.

Fonterra has dropped its forecast farmgate milk price for the season.

The Horticulture New Zealand board has elected Barry O’Neil as its new president and chairman.

New Zealand scientists are taking a leading role in the global effort to preserve and improve soil health. 

DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb New Zealand have reached an agreement on how they will split the cost of eradicating Mycoplasma bovis.

The role of project manager for the Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP) Action Network programme was too good to ignore, says Brendon Patchett.

Meat processor Alliance says its operating profit dropped 60% because of higher payment to farmer shareholders.