A novel decision making tool to help farmers get the best out of their pastures continues to go from strength to strength this season, Nufarm says. 

Emma Chrystall has joined Catalyst Performance Agronomy as sales agronomist for Ruapehu, Rangitikei, Manawatu & Hawkes Bay. 

Seed and Grain New Zealand and the NZ Plant Breeding and Research Association have appointed a joint chief executive, Sarah Clark.

Warren Tanner has joined SealesWinslow as the company’s new technical sales representative for Franklin and North West Waikato.

Ben Penno has received the 2024 Fruitfed Supplies Horticultural Scholarship.

Irrigation New Zealand chair Keri Johnston says she’s pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Williams to CEO, effective 24 February.

Jaime Heywood is happy to admit he was ‘blown away’ by the scale of New Zealand’s seed industry when he joined Barenbrug as finance director 16 years ago. 

Robert Sharkie has joined Farmlands in the newly created position of general manager of field and technical sales. 

Even after decades in crop protection, Gordon Harris enjoys nothing more than getting out on orchards, vineyards or farms where producers haven’t got quite the results they’ve wanted, and helping solve the situation. 

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.

Rapid advances in drone technology have encouraged one young Southlander to jump in and start his own business applying fertiliser and crop protection for local farmers. 

New Zealand textile innovator Woolchemy has released a comprehensive whitepaper assessing the performance of its proprietary neweFlex, a high performance, wool-based Acquisition Distribution Layer (ADL) for the USD $126 billon hygiene products industry. 

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. 

A new project led by Bragato Research Institute in partnership with A Lighter Touch aims to provide another control option for New Zealand winegrowers dealing with powdery mildew in their crops.

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. 

Canterbury could get a new food and fibre hub if a potential international partnership goes ahead.

Vital agricultural research is at risk due to flaws in the current funding model, prompting Beef + Lamb New Zealand and partner organisations to raise concerns with Minister Shane Reti.

Animal and Plant Health NZ welcomes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intent to recruit more staff to process new agricultural and horticultural product applications, but says its members believe more fundamental action is required.

Populations of maize pest fall armyworm have reached levels requiring chemical control in Northland this season.