The biennial South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) returns to the Canterbury town of Kirwee at the end of this month.

OPINION: The Manawatū District has a large and diverse agricultural sector producing high quality dairy, red meat and forestry products to the world.

Former Southland Federated Farmers chair and high country farmer Geoffrey Young wants to topple Beef+Lamb NZ chair Andrew Morrison.

National's agriculture spokesperson says his absolute priority, if his party gets into power, is to get rid of what he calls the 'punitive model' of engagement between government and farmers.

A pre-Fieldays dash down to Te Kuiti in the rolling south west of the Waikato gave Dairy News a chance to catch up with New Zealand shearing legend Sir David Fagan and get his views on his latest side by side/UTV.

The year is 2010 and Loshni Manikam – co-owner of a Southland farm, wife and mother – tells her husband for the second time that she is unhappy with her life.

Anyone who bought Pams frozen Mixed Berries from four specific stores in the South Island is urged to check whether they are part of a recalled batch, says New Zealand Food Safety (NZFS).

Matt Chisholm is alarmingly honest. It's no great revelation and, by his own admission, has caused more than just a few small problems, but with that frankness comes a man who isn't afraid to own his words, and more than happy if it can help others.

As 2022 draws to a close, many farmers will be looking for a fresh start in 2023. Many rural people feel that the past year was difficult one where they were constantly under the gun. In this retrospective, Leo Argent highlights some of the highs and lows of another year in the rural sector.

Studying primary industry business management amid the vines has piqued Phillip Dight’s interest in sustainable wine growing.