Federated Farmers Meat and Fibre chairman Rick Powdrell spoke at the Feds' annual conference last week. Here are excerpts from his speech.

A relative newcomer to the 'heavy metal' scene, Chinese tractor manufacturer Boton, took flight at Fieldays, launching four product offerings.

Treating dry cows with teat sealant alone may be just as effective as the use of teat sealant and antibiotic dry cow treatment (DCT).

Doug Bell spent the last 32 years vowing he would never plant Sauvignon Blanc.

The Red Meat Profit Partnership (RMPP) brings together farmers with processing companies, banks and government to improve onfarm productivity.

A huge swarm of beekeepers settled on Rotorua late in June, celebrating their growing industry's new unity.

Major milestones are being knocked off as construction on one of the world's largest dryers races towards completion.

Books and music company Amazon is moving into food and you can't ignore the power it will have, says Ian Proudfoot, KPMG's global head of agribusiness.

A Polish and EU delegation was in Auckland recently looking at trade partners.

New Zealand exporters need not panic about Britain's decision to leave the European Union, says Trade Minister Todd McClay, once a senior bureaucrat in the EU.