A major recruitment campaign is in full swing to get people displaced by job losses due to Covid-19 into roles in the primary sector.

Federated Farmers new vice president wants the organisation to become the ‘go to’ body for farmers and to help them have pride in what they do.

AgResearch scientist Dr Dave Leathwick believes there’s a strong case for thinking twice about the practice that is routinely carried out by around 80% of sheep farmers as part of their pre-lamb animal health treatments.

The recent court case involving sharemilker Tony Kuriger, the son of a National MP, has created “a concerning precedent”.

Manawatū farmers Nick and Rosemarie Bertram are the 2020 New Zealand Share Farmers of the Year.

Federated Farmers has a new national board, elected today at its annual meeting.

Sharemilkers have been facing the full brunt of banks as agricultural lenders try to contain or even reduce their exposure to the sector.

Six ‘star’ crops – soy, hemp, chickpeas, oats, buckwheat and quinoa – could represent new opportunities for New Zealand farmers.

In the past few weeks, rain has fallen in many parts of the country with grass starting to grow again.

The man who led the Fifty Shades of Green campaign is now going to be advocating for the one shade of blue – the National Party.