Integrating Forestry Into Sheep & Beef Farming

How can sheep and beef farmers see forestry as more than a binary choice between farming and full conversion to pine plantations? New Zealand Institute of…


Price Hedging Options Expand

As the demand for price hedging to manage volatility grows, Fonterra has expanded its Price Risk Management services to offer farmers greater flexibility in…


Investing Off Farm

The only constant in life is change. When it comes to investing off farm it is important for your asset allocation to balance risk and reward, income and…


The Regulatory Pendulum

How recent policy went too far and ended up starving New Zealand agriculture of capital which contributed to the 2023–2024 recession. Words Forbes Elworthy.


Ensuring Farmers Don’t Bear Cost of Misattributed Emissions

NIWA research is under way in the Wairarapa to differentiate how much methane in the atmosphere comes from farm animals vs local wetlands. Words Sarah…


Changing the Bog-Standard

Often overlooked and misunderstood, 90% of New Zealand’s original peatlands have been drained, degraded, or destroyed, leaving these carbon-rich landscapes in…


Rethinking New Zealand’s Economic Future

New Zealand’s economy has long been anchored by two key pillars: agriculture and tourism. However, as the world changes, Carlos Bagrie, a 2024 Nuffield…


New Logo Highlights New Zealand – Grown Grains

Most consumers are unaware that the bread they buy from the supermarket is more likely to be made from imported, rather than domestically grown milling wheat.…


Drone Technology is Flying

Drone technology has advanced to bring greater precision and cost-efficiency for farmers and growers to manage fertiliser and chemical sprays. Words Sheryl…


Keeping the Door Open to the EU

Silver Fern Farms, MIA and OSPRI have partnered with Prism Earth’s innovative technology to provide unprecedented insights into farmers’ natural capital that…