While the Health and Safety legislation debate raged in Parliament, inspectors from WorkSafe NZ were out talking to farmers. One was Rural News reporter Peter Burke who owns a small ‘life sentence’ block in Horowhenua.

Like many in the agri sector I was more than happy to see dairy prices rise sharply in the August 19 GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction. 

US beef and pork producers are bemoaning their lack of access to the huge Chinese market.

New Zealand's second largest dairy company is reporting increased activity from the market following the August 19 GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction.

CP Wool is enjoying strong growth, with an increase in market share, says its new chairman, South Otago farmer Howie Gardner.

Health and safety and the environment will play a bigger part in Beef + Lamb NZ’s proposed mandate, according to chairman James Parsons.

Landcorp's profit has taken a massive hit in the past year mainly because of the downturn in the dairy industry. 

Former Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills is making a bid for a seat on the Ravensdown board.

A group of Silver Fern Farms shareholders are urging the board to set a date for the special general meeting so farmers can have their say, before the organisation slides towards foreign capital investment.

A 27-year-old sales and marketing executive at ANZCO has been elected as the new chair for New Zealand Young Farmers.