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More than 300 delegates from throughout the country have been attending Horticulture New Zealand's annual conference being held in Rotorua.

The New Zealand pipfruit industry recently regained its position as the world’s most competitive pipfruit industry, making this year’s conference time to reflect, says Pipfruit NZ.

New Zealand farmers have the ability to reduce their energy use, but because it is not a priority for them they don’t do it.

Entries are now open for the 2015 Enterprising Rural Women Awards (ERWA).

Hard work does pay off, says Matt Bell (28), who won the 27th Young Farmer of the Year contest.

D-Day is looming for drought-hit sheep and beef farmers in North Canterbury.

About 100 farmers in the Whanganui area are facing production losses this season of up to $100,000 as a result of the recent floods.

It may not be a drought breaker, but home baked biscuits have strengthened the resolve of drought-stricken North Canterbury farmers.

Levin organic dairy farmer Murray Moxham considers himself lucky to have got off relatively lightly during the recent floods that struck the lower North Island.

Dairy farms hit by recent floods in the lower North Island are slowly drying out according to DairyNZ.