Sales figures for farm sales reveal an increasing confidence in the rural sector, says a spokesman for the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).

Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) executive Lee-Ann Marsh has been appointed the new general manager of innovation funder AGMARDT.

Rabobank's latest rural confidence survey has revealed a 13% rise in farmer confidence despite concerns about government policy.

Fonterra says its milk collection for the season just ended almost hit 1,540 million kgMS, 1.5% ahead of the previous season.

Working in the agri-nutrient sector, Calvin Ball says he has seen a significant change in farmers' attitudes to health and safety in recent years.

The Government has announced it will commit $4 million into relief funding for flood-affected Canterbury farmers.

Dairy farmers are encouraged to attend the upcoming joint New Zealand and Ireland Pasture Summit forum, which will address whether pasture is still the way forward.

The first draft of the proposed law that will replace the controversial Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA) was released by the Government last week.

The changing personal circumstances of consumers, largely driven by Covid-19, is shaping some of the innovation at Fonterra's R&D centre in Palmerston North.

Supply chains throughout the world are under pressure but Fonterra is making its logistics well, says chief operating officer Fraser Whineray.

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