Unlocking the new Fonterra Farm Insights Report Full Webinar hosted by the Institute of Rural Professionals.

Farmers’ underlying calls for the next incoming government are longer term strategies that are agreed and locked into the future, immune to changes in government and more autonomy to get on and run their businesses. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp & Tony Leggett.

Words of wisdom for New Zealanders setting themselves up for a successful life between family and farm, but more so a happy retirement. Words Pita Alexander, Alexanders.

New Zealand fills stadiums for its rugby players but stays quiet about the farmers doing world-class work in its own paddocks. Michelle and Tony Roberts took home the country’s highest honour in sustainable farming and they think it is time the sector learned to cheer louder. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp, Photos Alan Gibson.

Charles Yule had barely had time to get his boots dirty when he took the role as manager of Whakamarumaru Station, diving headfirst into an intensive development programme. His enthusiasm, attention to detail and ability to deliver results bagged him the title of Hawke’s Bay Farmer of the Year for 2026. Words Rebecca Greaves, Photos John Cowpland.

Like many mixed arable farmers, tight cropping margins have led the Worsfold family of Central Canterbury to increase the livestock component of their farming operation.Words Heather Chalmers.

For more than 150 years, New Zealand’s hop industry has weathered peaks and troughs, but the craft beer revolution drove an expansion unlike anything before it. Words Anne Hardie, Photos Tim Cuff.

Second-generation growers, Harry and Annie Fraser, are optimising production systems on their 16.7ha Mākaraka orchard, focusing on high-quality citrus yields while diversifying revenue streams to ensure long-term commercial viability in a volatile market. Words Kim Parkinson.

New Zealand has long assumed its future lies in premium chilled beef. Standing in a Colorado processing plant, 2025 Nuffield scholar Dani Darke realised the biggest opportunity was sitting in the trim vats beside her and that New Zealand’s dairy herd holds the key to supplying it. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.

Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms have collaborated on a programme to drive beef-on-dairy mating decisions for non-replacement calves. But it’s not easy to meet the demands of each party. Words Sarah Perriam-Lampp.