Canterbury irrigation scheme Central Plains Water (CPW) irrigation says the second stage of its proposed development will now go ahead.

A Taranaki dairy farm has been fined $87,000 for employment breaches in a case reflecting the Labour Inspectorate’s intolerance of negligent employers.

Strength in beef cattle, horticulture and real estate helped offset PGG Wrightson's (PGW) tough year for the parts of the business exposed to dairy.

One week out from an important vote for New Zealand’s biggest company, Fonterra Chairman John Wilson is urging farmers to back changes to the cooperative’s governance and representation.

Beef+Lamb NZ’s new red meat marketing strategy results from a step-up in collaboration by the wider red meat sector, says Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson is confident farmers will next week approve changes to the co-op’s governance structure.

Sheep farmers desperately looking for a lift in lamb prices this coming season may be in for more disappointment, according to Alliance Group chairman Murray Taggart.

Fonterra has for the first time passed all its forecast milk price rise to its cash-strapped farmer suppliers.

Spare a thought for the millions of vines around New Zealand that have been seriously tested over recent years.

Scientists, farmers and agricultural industry representatives will be beating a path to Timaru in early November for the 78th New Zealand Grassland Association (NZGA) annual conference.