Running an organic dairy farm is a bit like living on an island where one has to be completely self-sufficient.

When New Yorkers Anders and Emily Crofoot took over Castlepoint Station on the eastern Wairarapa coast in 1998 they had to make some big adjustments, quickly.

Wairarapa sheep farmer Rob Dick is on a mission to reduce his property’s environmental footprint as quickly as possible – and his approach starts with the soil.

The start of the new dairy season saw a Hawke’s Bay couple triple the number of cows under their care.

Departing Miraka chief executive Richard Wyeth says it’s been an absolutely fantastic opportunity to turn a greenfield site into a highly successful company.

A one-size-fits-all vaccination programme does not suit different sheep systems, which all have different vaccine requirements.

New Feds board member, William Beetham wants the organisation recognised for its significant contributions to NZ farming and society as a whole.

The NZ agriculture sector is more than just a job for CRV Ambreed’s new managing director James Smallwood.

As well as the family reorganisation, Tim Ritchie and his cousin later invited well-known Wairarapa farmer and Romney breeder Derek Daniell to take a shareholding in White Rock.

Agricultural contractors are still struggling to fill the huge hole of workers it needs, despite recruiting 300 locals to the industry.