OPINION: It's time for agriculture to rank higher in Cabinet.

Despite the critical function the primary sector has to play in New Zealand’s economic recovery, it may not have the workforce available to carry this role out.

Pig farmers have joined a growing chorus in the primary sector calling on the Government to urgently review its migrant worker policies in the wake of Covid-19.

“Primary production is not a sunset industry, but it needs to evolve,” says Professor Sir Peter Gluckman – the PM's Chief Science Advisor for a decade.

A Marlborough dairy farmer who wrote a scathing letter to PM Jacinda Ardern on migrant worker visas says the new changes don’t go far enough.

Animal activist organisation SAFE, which exposed former 2020 Share Farmer of the Year Nick Bertram’s unsavoury social media history, has responded with glee to his title being revoked.

A Dutch-built drill for establishing catch crops is said to offer a quicker and more effective method of establishing grass under maize.

The 2020 NZ Share Farmer of the Year Nick Bertram has been stripped of his title.

Calving is stressful and tiring for farmers and sick cows are the last thing anyone would want, says Southern Humates.

Despite it being a busy time, being a good boss during calving is absolutely achievable, says DairyNZ’s People Team leader Jane Muir.