Are your farmers anxious about pasture persistence? Here’s some news that make them smile - the Hilux of perennial ryegrasses has just had a major upgrade, so it lasts even longer.

Around 2020 mm of rain per year and a temperate climate create an ideal environment for slugs to flourish.

The wait is almost over for dairy farmers ready to get more precise, productive, and efficient with their fertiliser application.

An independent evaluation of the return on investment of Halter’s virtual fencing technology has confirmed measurable productivity, financial, environmental and lifestyle improvements on Kiwi dairy farms.

A­dama N­ew Z­ealand is starting 2026 with a re-energised focus on investing in research and development, and bringing new actives to the market, across agriculture and horticulture.

Leading crop protection supplier Nufarm is reminding farmers and rural retailers that key organophosphate options for grass grub control remain available under current rules and timelines.

Effective, efficient insect pest control in winter brassica crops is money well spent when it’s needed, but how might your farmers protect their dry matter yields without taking out their beneficial insects as well?

A Canterbury livestock feed manufacturing mill has been one of the first to get behind a New Zealand-grown grains initiative.

Auckland-based Key Industries has acquired Cut’n’Paste Weed Gels, a trusted New Zealand brand known for its simple, targeted and environmentally responsible weed-control solutions.

With New Zealand farmers feeling disconnected from the financial services available to them, GrowPay, a NZ-founded and run digital financial platform, has launched a new option today to help them reshape their cash flows to match the peaks and troughs of farming.

North Canterbury ag-tech start-up Amua has secured $1.2 million from AgriZeroNZ to accelerate development of its cow wearable technology.

The Safer Rides initiative, which offered farmers heavily discounted crush protection devices (CPDs) for quad bikes, has significantly raised awareness and action around farm vehicle safety, a new report reveals.

The Environmental Protection Authority has approved a new herbicide used to control certain broadleaf and grass weeds in wheat and barley crops.

Making each dollar work harder is something of a catch phrase in the current economy but it’s not a new concept or goal.

A Lighter Touch’s residue and efficacy trial work this season is evaluating 53 products across 22 trials, targeting high priority crop protection control gaps in a range of crops.

Some things that affect apple quality are beyond growers’ control, but there is one management tool that consistently delivers benefits where it counts.

Ballance Agri-Nutrients, together with Yara, is piloting a lower carbon range of specialty horticultural and arable fertilisers aimed at supporting growers looking to supply global food manufacturers.

Cutting-edge primary sector technology from around the globe has a gateway to practical on-farm trials on New Zealand farms, thanks to Agnition’s Farm Innovation Network (FIN).

Building a composting barn has cut one Canterbury dairy farm’s environmental footprint by nearly half while protecting cows and pastures alike on land with imperfect drainage.

Farmers and R&D companies continue to provide feedback following the Agricultural and Horticultural Products Regulatory Review report released in February 2025.