Already well known for its extensive range of quads and side-by-sides, CF Moto used National Fieldays to showcase another piece in the farm transport puzzle – a two-wheeler specifically tailored for agriculture.

Paynes Titus Excelsior ET, an LIC bull bred by Brad Payne and Claire Brodie in the Waikato, has won the JT Thwaites Sire of the Season 2026 Award.

Women up and down the country are the glue that hold rural communities together, giving so much to so many, says the inaugural Rural Woman of the year award winner Kate Acland.

Dairy continues to be the mainstay of the country's primary export earnings.

Waikato dairy farmer Danielle Hovmand has been named the primary sector's top emerging leader.

Cambridge dairy farmer Marc Gascoigne was at Fieldays this month talking about his journey after suffering a bout of depression and his advice to others. He tells his story:

The 2026 Holstein Friesian NZ Black & White Youth Auction has once again proven the strength of support behind the breed’s young people, raising $20,130 for the HFNZ Black & White Youth programme.

Despite near universal optimism in the rural sector, a panel of New Zealand’s leading food and agri minds caution that the sector must be intentional about its future path.

The Government is looking at intervening on behalf of Waikato farmers who face new regulations around agricultural land use while Resource Management Act (RMA) reforms are underway.

OPINION: New Zealand agriculture has always been built on partnerships.