Agriculture

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.

Farmer sentiment has improved two quarters in a row in Rabobank’s Rural Confidence survey.

Food production a sensitive ecosystem, says Rabobank head.

Ag New Zealand’s favourite scribe officially retires his weekly From the Ridge column.

With GM often being more about politics than productivity, should we really be betting on a monoculture?

Good news is roughly half of on-farm reduction will cost little or nothing, McKinsey and Co report says.

Scientists disappointed that latest softening of anti-GM stance doesn’t go beyond human health research.

"Whatever happens, I can be proud of the effort I’ve put in over the years. I’m going to go out knowing that I gave it my all."

Waipaoa Station has not advertised for 2024 cadet intake.

The graduates hitting the job market now have picked up valuable skills, says Cheyenne Wilson.

Long-awaited report overtaken by rural NZ’s recent weather-related and farming challenges.

Twenty-eight FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year competitors will also compete for a national title, along with 63 AgriKidsNZ competitors from across the country.

There’s not much talk of the government among this cohort. Bureaucracy moves too slowly and the path to prosperity lies with them, not Wellington.

New partnership with global agrichem company announced.

Party fronting two candidates with real farming chops

Tech company pleads for businesses to help rebuild food production in region.

Attendances expected to be up, but no benchmarks set.

It’s the govt that’s wet and whiny, says National Party leader.

Party would also shut down Climate Change Commission.

Former legal counsel for NZ Winegrowers has years of experience with international wine sector body.

KMPG Agribusiness Agenda flags absence of clear pathways through coming regulations.

A key issue around all of this is allowing more trials to happen out in the field as opposed to the lab.

Peters observed that those who had looked to farmers during the covid-19 lockdown to keep the economy going have now forgotten them and the policies they need.

We need to look at food production through younger eyes and embrace the technologies that will help us evolve, writes Bryan Gibson.

Aim is to ‘get growers and farmers back at operational levels’.

Dairy cattle numbers at their lowest in 11 years, according to latest census.

The 12 Dutch provinces will be responsible for putting the plan into action.

A minefield for industry good bodies as parties set out plans for sector.

We have no use for career board people who move on without a backward glance, says Hawke’s Bay farmer Anthea Yule

Damage estimates come as prime minister rules out a levy to help pay for the rebuild.

Rabobank programme exposes 20 high-schoolers to many and varied sectoral pathways.

It is the first time the ploughman has visited either country, despite representing NZ on the world stage more than a dozen of times.

An audience of around 100 farmers, sector leaders and party members gathered to hear Luxon and McClay set out the election policy on a Bay of Islands dairy farm.

National Party unveils its election platform for agriculture in a 19-point package.