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NZ First wants to increase the amount of Fonterra milk available to independent processors from 50 million litres a year to 500 million.

Seed variety selection, backed by the right endophyte and seed treatment, does more to protect a pasture's productivity and persistence.

New Zealand has no lamb survivability benchmark, leaving farmers without a measure of what counts as doing well.

The CEO of HortNZ is welcoming an IRD alert targeting non-compliant contractors, naming it as a needed step.

The competition returns to Canterbury in July next year, with the practical day at Kirwee and the evening show at Wolfbrook Arena.

Arable Farmers of the Year John and Mel McCaw took the title in front of 500 peers at the FAR Awards.

Relaxed government rules for agricultural spray drones risk environmental and safety harm without a training and licensing framework.

The standard follows a 2022 report identifying a data gap on imported treated seed, after two years of stakeholder work with the EPA.

Water is leaving the Ashburton Lakes property farmed by Kerry and Paul Harmer slightly better than when it arrives.

Rural pest numbers are spiralling despite record farmer spending, costing the productive sector $466 million a year.