Kiwifruit is heading towards being a major force in the New Zealand economy, a Waikato University report predicts.

Carol Bunn knows a thing or three about commuting.

Brian Mason and his staff milk 1000 cows at Waikauri View Farms, Wellsford, Northland, running Massey Fergusons for the last 10 years because they are “common-sense tractors” ideal for a dairy farming operation.

Claas Harvest Centres have released a new range of mixer wagons, the Trioliet Solomix2 VLL-S, to complement the existing ZK series already sold in New Zealand.

Synlait has cut its forecast farmgate milk price for the 2016-17 season by 10c to $6.15/kgMS.

When Organic Winegrowers New Zealand held their very first meeting back in 2007, there weren’t a lot of people knocking at the door to be included.

Why is it important to reduce sediment, phosphorus and E. coli losses from winter grazed paddocks?

Last month we discussed the rise in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the increase in agricultural antimicrobial usage (up 67% by 2030 to 100,000 tons/year) and the threat of AMR to our health and food production.

The Whanau in the award-winning mental health programme GoodYarn has just got bigger.

Federated Farmers dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard stepped down at last week’s annual conference after three years in the role. Here are excerpts from his final speech.