"The only difference was the accents."

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.

New opportunities arise with the spring pastures greening up across New Zealand.

Many growers spend plenty of time choosing the right herbicide, adjuvant and application timing, but one of the most important ingredients in the spray tank is often overlooked.

Significant differences emerged between new crop protection products evaluated through A Lighter Touch efficacy and residue trials last season, giving valuable insight into potential new tools for growers.

Ruralco has appointed Nicola Peddie as General Manager Sales, a newly created leadership role that reflects the co-operative's commitment to strengthening member relationships and delivering even greater value to Mid Canterbury farmers.

Effective pre-emergence weed control is key to getting forage brassica crops off to a good start.

A new team focused on assessing novel animal and plant health products will be established by year’s end, marking what one senior regulator says is a milestone in speeding up the flow of innovation into the primary sector.

Asset manager Real Asset Management (RAM) has partnered with specialist local lender Oxbury Agricultural Finance to provide up to $200 million in funding for its livestock finance portfolio.

Syngenta New Zealand’s most recently appointed Territory Sales Manager, Gart Geurts, may not have been the role for long, but he is happily getting his boots dirty on growers’ properties across a broad range of North Island crops.

A quiet optimism is spreading across New Zealand as farmers prove they can remain profitable and sustainable while managing an increasing range of drench-resistant parasites.

Farmers are set to benefit from a suite of new diagnostic tools from Techion over the next two years, including worm identification for cattle, coccidia testing for sheep, cattle and poultry, and tests for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) and Johnes Disease (JD).

For more than 60 years anthelmintics (drenches) have been the backbone of internal parasite control in sheep.

For New Zealand’s fodder beet and forage brassica growers, timing is everything—and so is confidence in your crop protection.

For the first time in 26 years, Perrin Ag has appointed an agribusiness consultant in Hawke’s Bay.

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.

New Zealand potato growers now have access to a powerful new tool in their crop protection toolkit.

Meat processors ANZCO Foods and Greenlea Group have agreed for the former to acquire the latter, pending Commerce Commission and Overseas Investment Office approval.

Rob Clayton says practical, farmer led innovation is what drew him to Gallagher and will shape how he leads its global Animal Management business.

Palm kernel is back on the menu for Landcorp Farming cows on conventional farms in the central North Island and on the West Coast, the state owned enterprise says.