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.

Fonterra has taken another step towards environmental sustainability, launching its switch to new Z biodiesel – as a foundation customer for the ZBioD fuel.

Tom Dalziel, 27, from Thomas Bros in Riwaka has beaten off tough competition from four other entrants to be crowned Nelson's Young Fruit Grower for 2016 at Friday night's gala dinner.

A record turnout of 153 contractors, from all around the country, descended on the Bay of Islands for this year's RCNZ annual conference.

Lincoln University has been named by Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce as one of three successful applicants to host a NZ-China Research Collaboration Centre.

All beekeepers will be now represented by Apiculture New Zealand.