A 100-year-old Canadian irrigation district has taken inspiration from Canterbury irrigation company Central Plains Water’s success in converting from an open race irrigation system to a gravity-fed piped system.

Hill Labs has strengthened its food safety and drinking water compliance services with the acquisition of Canterbury-based companies Food and Health Standards (FHS) and Auditing Solutions (AS), in partnership with experienced auditor and business leader Sam Brooks.

WorkSafe’s 2024 Strategy has highlighted the ag sector as one of the high-risk industries that it will focus on.

And in February this year ACC announced it was investing more than $11m over five years to implement Safer Farms’ Farm Without Harm strategy to reduce injuries and fatalities in the ag sector.

Taupo-based dairy company Miraka has begun searching for a new CEO following Karl Gradon’s recent departure for personal and family reasons.

In the interim, chief operating officer Richard Harding has assumed leadership as acting CEO, to ensure a smooth transition, the company says.

Marlborough’s first inland port has officially opened, marking a significant milestone in regional trade and transport infrastructure.

Operated by QuayConnect, Port Nelson’s logistics division, the facility is strategically located in Riverlands to support the growing freight demands of the region, reducing transport costs, supporting economic growth and streamlining supply chains.

Scott Technology has secured multiple high-value contracts with leading global companies, showcasing the strength of its protein automation portfolio. 

Eastland Port in Gisborne has achieved a monumental milestone in its decade-long Twin Berth Development journey, with the recent issue of new consent from the Environment Court.

Dr Alison Stewart, chief executive of the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR), will step down from the role, which she has held for seven years, on 30 June 2025. 

In the small North Island town of Waitoa, a massive commitment to New Zealand’s red meat industry is about to bring new meaning to added value processing. 

In coming weeks, the primary sector expects the outcomes from the vitally important agricultural and horticultural products regulatory review.

New Zealand Winegrowers has appointed two new leaders to its board: Fabian Yukich as chair, and Emma Taylor as deputy chair.

Using coastal shipping to send Northland dairy exports overseas via a weekly container service between Northport and Port of Tauranga has proved a viable alternative to road transport, those involved say.

Landify, a purpose-driven company, says it is shaking up the agricultural sector with a new platform designed to make farming partnerships accessible to the next generation.

Gallagher Animal Management’s new sales and service office in Brazil is a long-term commitment that comes at a good time for an industry with enormous potential, the company says.

An independent contract research organisation that started in Canterbury with just one person has got so busy and diverse it has now bought its own 10 ha trial farm.