Aligning farming practices so they care for the environment is critical for New Zealand, says Maori agri-businessman, Kingi Smiler.

During the election campaign NZ farmers – and the rural community in general – came under attack from politicians and the public, and felt they were being demonised.

Farmers buying store cattle should be careful not to pay too much, warns Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton.

New Zealand's water quality problems can be solved by correctly managing the storage of water, according to meat industry stalwart and long-time Canterbury resident Sir Graeme Harrison.

The next push for Zespri will be further creating demand ahead of supply and getting the best value out of the company’s global structure, says the new chief executive Dan Mathieson.

Fonterra will this month recoup $193 million from its farmers -- some of the special loans made two years ago at the depth of the dairy downturn.

As an employee, attending a contract negotiation can be as nerve wracking as waiting on a report card.

A new nutrient management tool offers farmers a high degree of control and reporting when applying nutrients, its maker says.

Doing it once and doing it right is a great guiding philosophy for upgrading farm effluent systems.

Lower replacement rates and higher body weight/lower stocking rates are the two most effective of five available ways of cutting dairy greenhouse gas emissions, a scientist has told a workshop for rural professionals.