Former Federated Farmers president Katie Milne is National’s candidate for the West Coast- Tasman seat in this year’s general election.

Some of New Zealand’s best-loved food brands have been quick to sign up for a new campaign which reinforces their home-grown status.

The appointment of Richard Allen as Fonterra's new chief executive signals execution, not strategy, according to agribusiness expert Dr Nic Lees.

New research is helping farmers better understand and manage fertility, with clearer tools and measures to support more robust, productive herds.

A former Fonterra director with farming interests in India says he's surprised with the political posturing over the Indian free trade agreement.

Waikato farmer Walt Cavendish has stepped down as the spokesman for a controversial farming lobby seeking greater protection for New Zealand farmers against inferior imports.

A verbal stoush has broken out between Federated Farmers and a new group that claims to be fighting against cheaper imports that undermine NZ farmers.

According to the latest ANZ Agri Focus report, energy-intensive and domestically-focused sectors currently bear the brunt of rising fuel, fertiliser and freight costs.

A new farmer-led programme aimed at bringing young people into dairy farming is under way in Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

Two long-standing New Zealand agricultural businesses are coming together to strengthen innovation, local manufacturing capability, and access to essential farm inputs for farmers across the country.