Nature has little regard for supply and demand equations, and there were abundant, high-quality crops for many around the country this harves. While the industry grapples with slowing markets, excess supply and uncertainty around trade barriers, Sophie Preece hears that vintage 2025 kicked off with perfect parcels of delicious fruit.

A brand-spanking new administration building will greet visitors to this year's South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) at Kirwee.

As the second youngest of six kids, and the fourth generation on the land, Rippon's Nick Mills talks of his family's connection to a "ridiculously special place".

The route to vintage seldom runs smooth, with the vagaries of nature and market dictating every turn. With a resplendent flowering talled by a gloomy summer, and some supply lines still in surplus, Sophie Preece learns that vintage 2025 will require careful navigation.

Dr Amber Parker was guest speaker at the 2024 Southern Pinot Noir Workshop in Hanmer, sharing insights on potential impacts of climate change on viticulture, along with adaptation opportunities, particularly with regard to Pinot Noir. Amber, who is Lincoln University's Director of the Centre for Viticulture and Oenology, shares some of her learnings.

While the New Zealand ute market is dominated by three main players, “disruptors” are never too far away.

Free workshops focused on managing risk in sharefarming get underway this week.

OPINION: In a victory for common sense over virtue signalling, David Parker's National Policy Statement (NPS) work on freshwater is now dead in the water.

Red meat farmers have hailed the Government for passing the Resource Management Act Amendment Bill.

OPINION: Irate Southland farmers are on the money denying anglers access across their land.