Agriculture

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.

An experienced farm manager is determined to be part of the solution for training new entrants to dairy.

Researchers point out that kaitiakitanga is inherently linked to other concepts

High-profile indoor farming failures have made the news in the past two years, but that just means the sector is moving into a new era, says an expert.

Industry leaders get candid about the direction the 'real world' is taking. Bryan Gibson weighs in.

Only way to deliver better outcomes for environment and economy ‘is to work with farmers’.

Historically the two nations have largely been competitors because of their similarities but “our similarities now mean that we are partners in innovation”. 

Agriculture and climate change spokesperson cites waning ‘enthusiasm and energy’.

Controversial new structure hits the ground running with Gabrielle clean-up.

Internationally respected global food executive Devry Boughner Vorwerk visits NZ to talk about the future of agribusiness.

With the complexity of the challenges facing the primary sector, some of the BLNZ remits are worth taking a moment to consider, a Maniatoto farmer says.

Associate Professor Peter Almond from Lincoln University’s soil and physical sciences department explains where Cyclone Gabrielle’s legacy of silt has come from and what the future holds for sediment-covered land.

The investment being asked for now is dwarfed by the bill coming if we continue with business as usual.

Study looks at how NZ would fare in any future nuclear winter.

Rabobank’s NZ Agribusiness Outlook 2023 says a testing climate confronts the primary sector as it begins its 2023 journey.

The Rural Support Trust provided aid to farmers affected by Cyclone Hale in Tairāwhiti and Wairarapa.

Five-point manifesto ‘should be required reading for Hipkins’, industry good body says.

New Zealand's new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is something of an unknown on-farm, sector leaders say.

The pace of change we’re experiencing right now is relentless and it’s often difficult to stay positive as each new thing comes along.

WayBeyond works to create a knowledge based system for farmers.

Rabobank survey names government policy, rising costs.

An Australasian company is formulating ways to reduce methane emissions on-farm.

Fieldays kicked off with summer showers, which may have kept some punters at bay.

Wendy Paul turns her focus from wellbeing at Fonterra to the health of farming itself.

Alan Emerson remains unconvinced that Wellington has the people qualified to regulate the farming sector.

Farming extension project will continue to benefit region.

Ambitious students pursuing a career in agriculture or related industries are urged to apply.

Northland farmer extension programme wraps after more than five years.

Progress in wellbeing, financial security from extension project.

Look to assemblies, not slings and arrows.

"It sucks up time and is incredibly frustrating trying to get changes at the same time as farmers are wanting to take pitchforks into the street." – Andrew Hoggard, Federated Farmers

Groundswell says neither politicians nor organised agriculture has farmers’ backs.

Catchment groups are ready-made vehicles for engagement from both sides.