Agriculture

New ag platform draws responses from scores who love their profession but are feeling low about it.

Indigenous men and women make up only 2.5% of Australia’s farmers, and that’s something Worimi man Josh Gilbert is working hard to change.

Classroom resources for teaching about soil erosion co-developed by varsity, educators.

Four gumboot-wearing farmers, all with close links to Federated Farmers, have now delivered their maiden speeches in Parliament.

But bid to form a united lobbying front for ag gets a mixed reaction.

A visiting Scottish Nuffield scholar urges farmers to adopt a collaborative approach and stop slagging off different iterations of food production.

At every farming conference in those first years the mantra was of telling a better story – ‘If only people understood our value, they’d value our work', writes Bryan Gibson.

Co-op ‘remains excited’ by results as trials test safety and efficacy of methane mitigation strategy.

A sign of its support for agriculture or a way to accommodate coalition dynamics? Either way, the appointment of three associate ministers of agriculture is unprecedented.

A sign of its support for agriculture or a way to accommodate coalition dynamics? Either way, the appointment of three associate ministers of agriculture is unprecedented.

Agri-focused board game sparks classroom engagement in sector topics.

Do we follow a farming formula like cooks, or get creative like chefs, asks Phil Weir.

We need a deep rethink of how we use space, says Future Farmers member Findal Proebst.

Several distance students among winners at 30th annual awards event.

How has the newly elected List MPs' time in Federated Farmers set them up for the job in politics? 

There’s no rural-urban divide, research finds, but better dialogue could help air concerns.

Sector keen to discover who will handle sensitive ag and trade portfolios.

The work of journalists, like the work of farmers, really matters to society and they can be an easy target when things go wrong, says Daniel Eb.

Alone among farmers and growers, horticulturalists are feeling better about their operations.

Shared love of working with animals creates bond between students.

Pledges to visit in first 100 days if elected PM.

The voice for the future needs to be farmer led, one where we acknowledge the nuances from farm to farm and work with farmers to change.

Rural Issues Debate set for Mystery Creek ahead of October election.

Young people working in food and fibre sector get organised.

'I want farmers to know there’s nothing more important to New Zealand than agriculture.’

Sixty-six percent of region’s land devoted to primary production.

Party-political part of the programme kicks off red meat conference.

Agriculture’s young warrior women are an inspiration, says Cheyenne Wilson.

New CEO has held leadership roles at trust for past six years.

Clear signs that orchards, arable and pastoral properties are starting to regenerate.

Country is ‘years ahead’ in meeting UK consumers’ sustainability standards.

Admirable farming practices chime with consumers’ post-covid world view, SFF conference hears.

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he knows how important it is for the government to pull out all the stops on exports.

Livestock, so often vilified in GHG debates, is in fact a solution if managed well, says John King.

It’s hard to see change as a positive when you feel under threat, says Ben Anderson.

Extensive experience abroad with Fonterra on new boss’s CV.