A short roundup of what's happening in the world of New Zealand wine.

New Zealand wines performed outstandingly at the 36th Sydney International Wine Competition.

The Paris agreement on climate change prioritises food security and food production, recognising the dual challenges of controlling global temperatures and feeding a growing population, says Federated Farmers.

The end of the year is fast approaching so some end of year thoughts on a few of the significant developments of the year to wrap things up!

Case IH started the trend towards rotor separation with the Axial Flow combine harvesters as far back as 1977...

Tractor maker SDF believes many accidents are caused by reduced visibility from today's larger tractors and cites reports that Germany alone reported 42 tractor-related fatalities in 2014.

Amazone feriliser spreaders, well respected for many years, have won their maker a Machine of the Year Award at the recent Agritechnica show.

There seems to be a Guinness world record for most things, whether eating hotdogs or flipping playing cards, so it's no surprise to see one record set that leans towards agriculture.

With the increasing standards required for water used in farm dairies Singh's Engineering Services of Hamilton have developed a solution.

The milking shed at Keswick farm is a short drive from Rangiora's bustling town centre and like the town's mainstreet there's a tight squeeze on parking when the cows come for afternoon milking.