For the primary sector, 2024 would go down as one of the toughest years on record. Peter Burke reports.

Biosecurity New Zealand says that more officers, detector dogs, and airport hosts, accompanied by an enhanced public awareness campaign, will bolster New Zealand’s biosecurity protections this summer.

The Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey found farmers' expectations for their own business operations had also improved, with the net reading on this measure lifting to +37% from +19% previously.

Kiwifruit marketer Zespri got the go-ahead from New Zealand kiwifruit growers to increase their plantings of its fruit overseas.

Fonterra is set to convert two coal boilers to wood pellets at its Clandeboye site in South Canterbury, a crucial step in Fonterra's commitment to exit coal by 2037.

Tributes have flowed in from around the country for mid-Canterbury farming leader Chris Allen who died in a tragic accident on his farm near Ashburton.

The latest Ministry for Primary Industries report on the state of the primary sector shows that things are starting to look up after a rough 2023-24 season.

Major rural lenders are welcoming a call by farmers for the Commerce Commission to investigate their net-zero emissions target.

Export revenue for the primary sector is forecast to bounce back in the coming year – but still not back the high levels of 2022/23.

Ham has edged out lamb to become Kiwis’ top choice for their Christmas tables this year.