An increase of 1000 seasonal workers announced by Government today brings some welcome relief to the growing horticulture industry.

Interactions between agriculture and the environment have rarely been so much in the face of the public, and finding a path for the future is proving challenging.

A husband-and-wife “super team” has secured the title of the Lincoln University Foundation’s South Island Farmer of the Year at the 2016 finals held tonight (Wednesday 16 November).

Don’t think of Brexit as an unsolvable problem – instead think of it as an opportunity to do better.

Wanganui’s Coastal Spring Lamb was the winner of the 2016 New Zealand Food Awards held in association with Massey University.

After six years experience using the technology, Canterbury agricultural contractor Martin Bruce (M.A. Bruce Ltd, Darfield) vouches for the durability and reliability of the new Claas Max Cut cutter-bar.

Lowering farmer costs and reducing duplication are key aspects of a new farm audit system being introduced this month.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson says the governance and representation review was “a thorough and thoughtful process”.

With less than 10 days to go until entries open in the 2017 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, organisers of the 11 regional competitions are ready to host launch events.

A Taranaki dairy farm has been fined $87,000 for employment breaches in a case reflecting the Labour Inspectorate’s intolerance of negligent employers.