A Christchurch manufacturer of woollen covers for newborn lambs says his covers pay dividends in survival rates and liveweight gains, especially at a time when farmers are feeling the economic pinch.

The Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand (PIANZ) has won the New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Award.

A hero of Cyclone Gabrielle recovery efforts, an app that opens up a world of farming knowledge, and a professor with a passion for the environment are among those honoured by their primary sector peers.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is investing in the development of an integrated pest management approach to safeguard New Zealand’s maize and sweetcorn industries against fall armyworm.

The primary sector has been told to continue the journey to sustainably reduce emissions despite a regulatory breather from the Coalition Government.

OPINION: Pastoral farmers stare at the media reports might be forgiven for wondering if they are heading the way of the dinosaurs.

Departing Zespri chief executive Dan Mathieson had some good news for the country's kiwifruit growers just days before he left the company to take up a new role with the giant berry fruit grower Driscoll in the US.

Dairy industry good organisation DairyNZ gets its first woman board chair in October.

The winners of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy say farmers are doing better on sustainability than they give themselves credit for.

Inflated on-farm costs and low milk payout seems to have become the new norm for farmers, says Waikato Federated Farmers dairy chair Matthew Zonderop.