Dairy farming was always a likely career path for Graham Barlow, of Fermanagh Farm, in the Piako district of Waikato.

Food and environmental activists are on record as suggesting New Zealand should be ruminant-free to create a cleaner greener country.

Technology developed in New Zealand could save sheepmeat suppliers to a big UK supermarket chain $19 million annually, says the developer.

Debate continues about what primary sector activities will be ‘best’ for New Zealand.

Wools of New Zealand plans to offer more shares to growers who have been supporting the Wool Market Development Commitment (WMDC).

IrrigationNZ is back on farms this summer testing irrigation systems to help farmers improve the efficiency of their water applications.

The last year has been “one of the most challenging for the New Zealand strong wool industry”, according to Wools of NZ’s latest annual report.

Lincoln University is already working to transform itself as suggested in a hard-hitting report warning it is underperforming in many areas.

A New Zealand representative at the recent Youth Ag-Summit in Brussels is arguing for agriculture to be properly integrated into the secondary school curriculum.

Federated Farmers says it generally supports the government’s decision to further restrict the sale of New Zealand farmland to overseas buyers.