The head of the Climate Change Commission, Dr Rod Carr says all New Zealanders have a responsibility to begin reducing emissions if we are to rise to the climate challenge.

The head of the Climate Change Commission, Dr Rod Carr, says all New Zealanders have a responsibility to begin reducing emissions if we are to rise to the climate challenge.

A rural skills competition for women which debuted last year is coming, bigger and better, to the South Island Agricultural Field Days at Kirwee.

In the week before the CD Field days, Palmerston North hosts the ever-popular NZ Rural Games.

Central Districts field days attract more than 27,000 people each March for three days to Feilding in the Manawatu.

Auckland-born and bred Northern region Young Farmer of the Year winner Lisa Kendall reckons because she didn’t grow up on the land she felt a lot of pressure to fit in and be tough when she went into farming.

A $300 million project has been signed to try and prevent sediment loss from land to sea at Kaipara Harbour.

North Waikato sheep and beef farmer John Jackson has had an interesting and eclectic journey on the way to his eventual farming career and farm ownership.

A recent decision to extend 5.8 million hectares of land designated as 'low slope' to 9.6 million hectares is causing trouble for affected farmers.

Two weeks ago, many farmers in Northland were in drought recovery mode, now they are repairing fences and culverts washed away by flooding.