Kellogg alumnus Robbie O'Brien says his research found a reluctance to share information, and calls for beekeepers to master the basics.

Seed and Grain New Zealand has released a manifesto calling for greater government support to safeguard the arable sector.

Game Animal Council chief executive Corina Jordan rejects claims hunters cannot be trusted to keep numbers down.

They are calling for an MPI-led national strategy, with farmers, hunters and conservationists all with a seat at the table.

A federated data system led by the Environmental Protection Agency would let different datasets be pulled together geospatially as needed.

Cameron Bagrie says the land tax idea is ‘nuts’, but the party's competition policy captures a link the major parties have missed.

Farmlands FLEX is giving farmers battery-backed solar that keeps the shed running through a power cut, while trimming one of the fastest-rising costs on farm.

Beyond spraying, drones now spread granular fertiliser, muster livestock, map paddocks and check water troughs.

They will renew the push to ban public firework sales after the government rejected the change, despite a petition of more than 93,000 signatures.

A feasibility study into a smaller processing site continues, with early results promising.