Federated Farmers meat and fibre chair Rick Powdrell is calling for action to be taken to address issues in the marketing of Kiwi lamb overseas.

The word ozone conjures up images of big holes in the atmosphere, stronger UV light, the risk of severe sunburn and CFC's — at least in this part of the world.

Landcorp will not renew its sharemilking contract with Shanghai Pengxin Group (SPG) when it concludes at the end of May 2017.

Canterbury irrigators are shocked at Environment Canterbury's decision to stop them expanding as the regional council attempts to bring nutrient leaching under control in one of its water 'red zones'.

Just when sheep farmers thought their meat returns could not get any worse some Alliance Group suppliers are about to find out they can.

Three new senior management positions will add business development and process improvement capability to Synlait's senior leadership team.

The cost and benefits of planting trees to help mitigate environmental effects of dairy farming need to be shared by us all to succeed, a new study says.

Facial eczema (FE) has hit Horowhenua much earlier than normal due to lots of rain and high temperatures.

A social worker talking to young farmers isn't what you would call a traditional event at a young farmers conference, but Sally Blackler isn't your average social worker.

While dairy faces another tough year, Rabobank foresees a generally strong year ahead for most other agricultural sectors.