Manuka honey could long term earn more money for a central North Island Maori trust than its sheep and beef farming operation.

Landcorp, no longer threatened with sales of some of its farms, has reported an after-tax profit of $51.9 million for the year to August 31.

The 2018 financial year has begun with confidence high among dairy, beef and horticultural clients due to good commodity prices, says PGG Wrightson in its first quarter guidance update to shareholders.

The term ‘peak cow’ -- referring to the national dairy herd -- is gaining relevance for more individual farmers as they turn from peak cow numbers to peak per-cow performance.

The New Zealand meat industry could be hit by fallout from the tense and divisive Brexit negotiations.

Lamb, sheep and deer prices are likely to remain firm, but cow and bull prices could soften, according to the Alliance Group’s projections for the new season.

The slump in dairy prices over the past few seasons proved to have a silver lining for the woman who founded New Zealand’s first teaser bull leasing business.

Farmers buying store cattle should be careful not to pay too much, warns Silver Fern Farms chief executive Dean Hamilton.

Farmers’ fears about the outcome of the election and a new-look government have led to a slight drop in overall confidence in the latest Rabobank farmer confidence survey.

Despite challenges from competing land use and a drop in the national deer herd, the industry is well positioned to fulfil New Zealand’s goal to provide high quality protein products to the world’s best-heeled consumers.