Public articles
Post-election options
Opposition parties have ideas about what they’d do with Landcorp should there be a change of government in October. By Jo Cuttance.
Watch the live Q&A with soil educator Nicole Masters and Sarah Perriam-Lampp
Internationally renowned soil educator, Nicole Masters, will be back in New Zealand this November for a Soil Resilience Tour, consisting of two in-depth workshops in the North and South Island.
Who was our best Ag Minister?
Based on their performance, we want to know who you think was the best - past or present - NZ agriculture (and primary industries) minister.
Good worms
Clinical trials by the Malaghan Institute have shown that hookworms may be helpful for managing severe inflammatory and allergic diseases in humans.
Spreading the risk
There’s no rule book on the Taggarts’ farm in North Canterbury, and they don’t mind the debt because it keeps them pushing. Story and photos by Annabelle Latz.
Simple system, high profits
Derek and Leanne White's exceptional performance on their Waiouru farm won them the 2023 Wairere Central Districts Red Meat Farm Business of the Year award.
The case for genetic modification
New Zealanders were scared off GM back in the early 2000s, but the science has moved on since then and the calls to rethink our stand on gene-editing technology are getting louder. By Joanna Grigg.
Transparency needed
Back in 2017 Prime Minister Jacinda Arden promised New Zealand’s most open and transparent Government. What NZ got over the next six years was the most money spent on communication staff, media minders and spin doctors.
Farmers race for a cause
A team of Gisborne farmers compegted in the 12-stage Godzone Adventure Race, trekking, packrafting, mountain biking and kayaking 550km from Te Anau in Fiordland to Riverton in Southland just days after the Cyclone Gabrielle floods.
Dealing with sick calves
Paul Muir of On-Farm Research knows a lot about sick calves – what causes illness and effective treatments – but he’s still had problems.










