Judging is underway in the 2016 New Zealand Share Farmer of the Year competition.

An outbreak of facial eczema (FE) on the West Coast is driving home the need for FE-tolerant genetics, according to a farmer.

Duck shooters and landholders are being assured the new workplace safety laws will not mess with the shooting season that opens next week.

The new chancellor of Lincoln University impresses as practical and forward-thinking, the kind of man who gets things done.

Livestock farmers will never be able to satisfy "extremists" such as SAFE because they are opposed completely to animal farming, says NZPork chairman Ian Carter.

A Waikato company and a landowner have both received a formal warning after a breach of rules designed to protect Lake Taupo from nitrogen leaching.

Entries open for the 2016 New Zealand Food Awards today.

National Fieldays in June will see the arrival of a much awaited tractor from Case IH — the new Puma 4B series.

No significant rise in dairy prices next year.

Federated Farmers chief executive Graham Smith denies there is any 'meltdown' with staff at the organisation.