OCD takes hard look at organics business
Questions around the premium it pays vs the market returns.
Dairy dilemma on the slopes of a soggy icon
A new project offers help as picturesque Taranaki region’s water challenges come to a head on scores of farms.
Ending a tough year all facing forward
Alan Emerson takes heart from an upbeat Federated Farmers end-of-year gathering.
Reserve Bank to trial rural cash solutions
Innovative solutions sought for lack of banking in remote areas.
App puts war on pests in users’ hands
Find-A-Pest helps people to identify and report invasive species.
Ag educator wins trans-Tasman teaching award
Teaching agriculture to hundreds of city kids has earned an Auckland teacher recognition that is a first for the primary sector’s educators.
Reserve Bank to trial rural cash solutions
Innovative solutions sought for lack of banking in remote areas.
Ag Symposium shines light on exotic and native trees
Fir, poplar can aid transition to restoring indigenous forests.
First fall armyworm found in Northland
Farmers asked to keep finds on ice, then store them in ethanol to aid in DNA studies.
Meat and milk a must for highest quality diets
Critically, protein levels are lacking in the diets of 1 billion people on the planet, and more than 5 billion people lack sufficient calcium, iron, and vitamin E in their diets.
OCD takes hard look at organics business
Questions around the premium it pays vs the market returns.
Bremworth opens retail store in Auckland
More stores to follow in NZ and Aus if concept proves successful.
China dairy agents visit NZ to see for themselves
Resellers in China make up 30% of all GDT sales of ingredients.
Livestock production growth set to slow in 2024
Rabobank report predicts flatter prospects after four years of growth.
Dairy dilemma on the slopes of a soggy icon
A new project offers help as picturesque Taranaki region’s water challenges come to a head on scores of farms.
Pīhama farmers turn to Irish tech for hoof care
These Pīhama farmers didn’t let a little thing like global supply chain disruptions stand between them and a better hoof trimmer.
Knowing the signs of subclinical facial eczema
Clinical facial eczema presents with physical signs, but subclinical FE does not.
Regenerative farming field day draws healthy crowd
Massey University’s Whenua Haumanu programme sparks keen national interest.
Govt promises fresh thinking on water policy
New Minister of Agriculture promises changes to water policy by Christmas.
ETS stability a must for new minister, forestry says
Investors getting cold feet as sector is racked by uncertainty.
New govt hits reset on ag policies
No fewer than 13 ag policies of previous government earmarked for reversal or review.
Wools of NZ hails turnaround on carpeting
Government decision on wool in public sector buildings ‘a significant boost to wool growers and the industry’.
App puts war on pests in users’ hands
Find-A-Pest helps people to identify and report invasive species.
GMOs a world food solution, not a problem
Ag Symposium taken through 40 years of GM developments.
New tech could make weekly farm walks a thing of the past
Aimer Farming have been working on a new tool that utilises a smartphone camera to read pasture cover.
Urine sensors set to help reduce N loss
The pee is not silent as scientists devise way to monitor ‘urination events’ by the sound they make.
Ag educator wins trans-Tasman teaching award
Teaching agriculture to hundreds of city kids has earned an Auckland teacher recognition that is a first for the primary sector’s educators.
Thumb’s up for food bank drive
Waikato dairy farmer prepares to hitchhike from Auckland to Christchurch to raise awareness about The Big Feed telethon.
Scott St John ends seven-year stint on Fonterra board
Independent director to exit as other commitments mount up.
A young shearer on the rise
Jodiesha Kirkpatrick reached her impressive 200-lamb tally in November while shearing on Pihitia Station just north of Gisborne.
Ending a tough year all facing forward
Alan Emerson takes heart from an upbeat Federated Farmers end-of-year gathering.
Gabrielle has brought new urgency to HB water planning
Dam on the Makaroro River would be useful in flood and fire, says Tim Gilbertson.
Climate policy must be in our national interest
There is real risk that if the international rules, and our domestic response, get this wrong, global emissions will go up as milk and meat production shift from NZ to less-efficient countries, writes Paul Melville.
A lesson for farmers from the Danakil Depression
Stoicism has its place, but merely trudging along should not be our default, says Ben Anderson.