Great regulation needed to drive future growth
Catherine Beard believes New Zealand has a choice to make.
Hawke’s Bay celebrates export winners
One of the region’s biggest employers has been judged supreme winner at the 2026 ASB Hawke’s Bay Export Awards.
DOC cites financial security in Molesworth choice
What’s the difference between 8,375 ha, and 68,570 ha?
Rare alert reveals hort’s sketchy underside
Tax evasion is so rife in New Zealand horticulture Inland Revenue (IR) has issued a rare Revenue Alert about non-compliance in the multi-billion dollar sector, and announced a crackdown on any business activity it deems suspicious.
Top marks for school wool
A pilot programme targeting Year 9 and 10 students and getting them hands-on with wool has been hailed a success, with hopes of a full roll-out to come.
Quality, pricing now the priority after bumper season
All eyes are on fruit quality and pricing as New Zealand’s largest ever kiwifruit harvest moves from orchard to market.
Unlikely site flagged for foreign-owned feedlot
When you hear the words ‘intensive beef feedlot’ you might think of something like Five Star Beef’s long-running operation in Canterbury.
Fresh support drives growth in iconic competition
Times may have been tough for arable growers lately, but that wasn’t enough to stop dozens of them entering what’s thought to be the longest running crop contest of its kind last summer.
Breaking barriers to support in rural communities
Teaming up with retail and digital service players will transform rural mental health, the Rural Support Trust says.
New chemistry still stuck in the system
Progress in clearing the years-long backlog of hazardous substance approvals remains slow in the areas that matter most to primary producers, despite the Environmental Protection Authority reporting improvements in overall throughput.
Hush-hush foreign land deal raises questions
What could be so sensitive about any piece of New Zealand farm land — or its new foreign owner — that every detail of it changing hands in February remains an apparently unprecedented secret?
Seed certification reset for next harvest
Seed harvested next season will be the first to be fully certified under a new national digital system, marking a major change for how the industry operates in New Zealand.
From farm fibre to fashion print
Strong wool is being put to use in a new way, as a Christchurch-based company partners with outdoor clothing brand Kathmandu to turn coarse wool into printing pigment for garments.
Billions of hort income rides on rocky roads
A new report reveals New Zealand's horticulture sector depends heavily on a mere handful of inter-regional routes for transporting produce worth billions.
Supply chains and expertise stay in local hands after purchase
Donaghys Agriculture will continue to supply animal health and other products to existing retail customers after being bought by Farmlands for an unknown sum last month.
Making gear that actually works on the farm
In New Zealand agriculture, most innovation does not start in a boardroom.
Countdown begins for long-running innovation awards
Entrants have until April 24 to put their names forward for the 2026 Fieldays Innovation Awards.
Global seeds to future-proof Kiwi pastures
As New Zealand summers get hotter and drier, the Bioeconomy Science Institute is backing research into climate-resilient pastures by sourcing seeds worldwide.
Big changes ahead for high country icon
Tenders are due to close soon for those wanting to farm Molesworth commercially for up to 30 years, and one thing is certain – proposals involving exotic forestry, deer farming, safari parks and water abstraction will not be considered.
Wilding spread threatens NZ power and tourism
New Zealand faces a rapidly escalating wilding pine problem Wakatipu business leader Grant Hensman says is undermining power generation, water security and tourism.