Farmers understand they must work with the Government to improve the environment, says a noted Massey University scholar.

Fonterra wants the Government to remove suggested maximum required levels of nitrogen and phosphorous in streams.

With the submissions period for proposed water reforms ending last week, the National Party was out and about in the Waikato dairy heartland putting its spin on things.

Several thousand hectares of South Island farmland is a blaze of yellow as the annual rapeseed crop welcomes the spring.

Dealing with agricultural emissions is very much on the radar of farmers, says Beef + Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor.

A new hort scholarship worth up to $15,000 over three years has been launched by Zespri.

Farmers and others in the agri sector need to speak at schools if New Zealand is to get more young people choosing agri careers.

The Government will take the next few months to go over 12,000 submissions and work on the proposed Essential Freshwater package.

The Ministry for Primary Industries believes the fight against Mycoplasma bovis is being won – albeit slowly.

The Government’s proposed freshwater reforms could derail the dairy industry and cost New Zealand $6 billion annually from 2050.