Teaming up with retail and digital service players will transform rural mental health, the Rural Support Trust says.

Dunedin-based Scott Technology has secured over NZ$12 million of materials handling and logistics contracts across Europe and North America, supporting continued growth with key customers and expansion into adjacent food processing sectors.

FarmIQ Systems is promoting a new land management app on the basis it offers a simple, low barrier way for farmers and growers to get started with digital tools.

A new selective broadleaf herbicide from Nufarm broadens its forage brassica portfolio and introduces an alternative option for farmers looking to maximise their crops this season, the company says.

Recent FECPACK faecal egg count (FEC) testing has uncovered significant hidden parasite burdens in beef cattle in West Otago, despite stock appearing healthy, Techion says.

Corson Grain says the rebuild of its Awapuni site is entering its next phase as the company works to restore and modernise maize processing capacity lost when a fire destroyed its maize gritting mill in March 2023.

Richard Barnes, Coles Contracting viticultural operations manager, knows the wine industry in New Zealand and Australia like the back of his hand.

Every farmer is working toward the same outcome - robust stock, strong growth, and consistent productivity.

New Zealand farmers have earned a global edge by consistently yet cautiously taking advantage of emerging agri-technology.

Interest is already building among farmers and plant scientists following a quiet but significant grass breeding breakthrough that could eventually reshape future pastures.

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

Lucy Bell has joined PGG Wrightson Seeds as sales agronomist for Otago and Central Otago, based in Dunedin.

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.

Australian and New Zealand regulators are testing a new joint registration pathway aimed at speeding up access to agricultural chemicals and veterinary medicines on both sides of the Tasman.

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?

Sheep farmers have always relied on stock sense: knowing when animals are thriving and when something is just not right.

When it comes to livestock parasite management, the stakes are high - animal productivity, welfare, and farm profitability all depend on effective control strategies.

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.

Crop protection provider Kenso NZ is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Pattullo, who takes the position of New Zealand forestry sales manager.

Sheep farmers have always relied on stock sense: knowing when animals are thriving and when something is just not right.