Botrytis is the scourge of winegrowers the world over. It is costly to control, impacts on the ensuing wine and can greatly reduce yields.

A North Otago red meat producer and a Marlborough green-lipped mussel grower have both won Lincoln University Foundation's South Island Farmer of the Year competition.

A total of 452 entries have been received in the 2016 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards, a pleasing result given the industry's economic climate.

A Hawke's Bay Syrah has won the top prize at the 2015 Air New Zealand Wine Awards, presented on Saturday night at Nelson's Saxton Stadium.

Rising interest in dairy sheep is about to be matched by the availability of milking ewes thanks to 15-year-old frozen embryos.

Effluent hoses are made easier to drag around by Hose Buoy, an NZ-made gadget that clamps to the hose.

Northlander Dave Gray wants to grow better heifers to improve herd fertility and production, and to milk fewer cows.

Some Australian cows are taking 13-hour flights to China before ending up on a plate.

Andrew Sidey took out the 2015 Mint Lamb Competition at the Canterbury A&P Show.

With developments in forage maize growing over the last decade – genetics to improve yields, pest resistance and reducing days to maturity – the arrival of a new planting concept looks to give maize growers another option.