When I interview Rachel Cox, she is driving - on her way to her next meeting.

Mark Allen is well known for shaking the proverbial tree when it comes to getting vine research into vineyard action.

OPINION: In twelve months’ time, plus or minus, we’ll be in the same place, give or take, and thinking the same things, more or less.

OPINION: Over the years, the use of sulphur dioxide in winemaking has become a complex subject associated with several drawbacks, such as aroma defects and health-related problems.

OPINION: Have NGOs had their day?

While the temperature was struggling to reach about 5 degrees and the horizontal hail had enough grunt to slice cheese, the SIAFD committee knocked it out of the park by delivering another great event.

Over the next several weeks, farmers will be weaning their lambs and probably drenching.

Back in 1890, a young Italian stepped off the boat at Ellis Island on the way to his new life in California.

A multi-site study on hill country farms around New Zealand is providing a wealth of information and research findings to help guide farmers around pasture forage decisions.

Just around half way through his three year tenure as New Zealand National Fieldays Society president, James Allen is picking that the next three to five years for NZ agriculture will be a time of opportunity.