The Government’s approval of a regulated national rural recycling scheme marks a defining moment for New Zealand’s primary sector.

The vegetable industry is reshaping how it represents itself, with a new structure designed to bring growers together under one banner while keeping existing product groups intact.

Waikato horticulturalist Karn Dhaliwal is proof that innovation, hard work and a willingness to back yourself can open doors in rural New Zealand.

New Zealand agritech company HortPlus has announced key appointments to its senior leadership team as it positions itself for growth and international expansion.

Rural Leaders’ new chief executive comes to the role after more than 25 years working alongside farmers, growers and agribusinesses in New Zealand and offshore.

Keeping spray on target and using it to its best advantage is a science, especially with regional councils cracking-down on spray drift.

Accurate cattle weights have long mattered to beef farmers, but getting them has often meant extra time, labour and stress on stock.

Where eShepherd controls where cattle graze, the StrongBó Auto Weigher measures how they respond.

New Zealand has a real opportunity to fast track lessons around adoption of biological crop protection solutions given its small size and connected sectors.

Harraways is backing the future of oat processing in the lower South Island with a major, multi-year investment programme to lift capacity, improve efficiency and keep its Dunedin mill competitive for decades to come.

Concerns about fuel and fertiliser prices are increasing at the same time that arable growers are heading into their busy, input heavy planting season.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand was ‘blown away’ by the quality and number of applications for its inaugural 2026 Agricultural Student Scholarships.

New Zealand Winegrowers has appointed Anishka Jelicich as its next CEO.

Good news for lower South Island dairy producers. Port Otago has announced a significant 35 year lease agreement with Fonterra for its dairy export warehouse in Port Chalmers.

Seeing Californian thistle control working in real paddocks is giving farmers renewed confidence that one of the country’s most persistent pasture weeds can be beaten.

Born out of a backyard moment in Northland, Bonno Dog Chews creates natural, eco-friendly dog chews made from waste mānuka wood.

Farmers in Mid Canterbury are embracing technology to tackle one of agriculture’s biggest environmental challenges - nitrate in waterways.

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.

Lisa Portas has been appointed as associate trustee for Agmardt, bringing extensive hands-on experience from across NZ’s agricultural and rural business sectors.

New Zealand dairy herds are already feeling the pressure of hotter summers, and DairyNZ researchers are driving a multi-year programme to understand and manage heat stress before it becomes a major constraint on pasture-based farming systems.