Former Landcorp chief Chris Kelly says he is humbled at being made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit in the recent Queen's Birthday honours.

A special press conference with the Minister for Primary Industries, at Parliament, and a look at research projects at Massey University.

For one Te Kuiti woman, a course designed to empower rural women to become leaders in their communities has led to new opportunities.

Complacency and inability to keep up with the pace of change in the world is a huge threat facing the New Zealand primary sector, says KPMG.

The author of the MPI Situation and Outlook report says that while some of it could be construed as less than satisfactory, the primary industries overall have a "phenomenal opportunity".

Major farming sector lender ANZ is closely watching the rising price of farmland.

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has congratulated the National Fieldays Society for another successful event at Mystery Creek in Waikato.

Those seeking to grow the fledgling sheep milk industry have just taken a big step forward in breeding a composite sheep especially for New Zealand conditions.

A dairying revolution is underway in Kaikoura, and it's a positive revolution.

Some talk in the marketplace suggests reducing maize silage growing costs by decreasing planting population.