At a forestry event last year a speaker talking about forest owners' spending on science asked, "How much does the kiwifruit industry commit to research?"

"Quality not quantity" proved the key for exhibitors at the inaugural East Coast Farming with Technology Expo.

Passing on what Lisa Hicks has learned about dairying in the past nine years has led to her winning the Dairy Community Leadership Award.

Rebecca Keoghan's outstanding contribution to the dairy industry over the last decade has led to her being named the fifth Dairy Woman of the Year.

Drones have quickly evolved from being expensive toys to useful tools in a farmer's arsenal.

It has become the lifeblood of the New Zealand wine industry, accounting for at least $1.1 billion of the total $1.5 billion worth of wine exports.

World Ploughing chairman Colin Millar, of Rotorua, says the winners of this year's NZ ploughing championships are in contention with the best in the world.

Tekapo farmer Martin Murray can claim the country's best fleece for 2016, having won the Royal Agricultural Society Golden Fleece competition on his third attempt.

RHANZ says it supports Government moves to give district health boards the responsibility for deciding whether to add fluoride to water.

The wool industry globally needs to more actively promote the fibre's attributes.