Agriculture

At the age of 21, university student Georgia Moody is already leaving her mark on New Zealand’s food and fibre sector.

Heartened by signals from Brussels, bloc’s organised agriculture looks for action to follow rhetoric.

Methane-inhibiting tech that works in pastoral systems now looking at a 2027 NZ release date.

Organisers promise bigger, better event as exhibitors start to reserve their spots.

Taranaki student gets $3000 towards international agribusiness studies at Massey.

Plans firm up for scaled-down version of show in November.

FAR to take a closer look as larger tanks and sharper tech make the airborne machines an option.

Welsh researchers ready to test compound on livestock in New Zealand.

Greater effort needed from industry if targets are to be met, says Climate Change Commission.

Raising alarm ‘on the back of a single person’s report’ is cynical and harmful, Otago researcher says.

Growing Future Farmers is changing the lives of students and trainers, says the programme’s CEO.

Sheep and beef scholarship launched to support career development.

Federated Farmers says the survey results paints a bleak picture of what’s happening with farm profitability.

Northland Agricultural Research Farm looks way down the road to help farmers plan for a changing world.

The boots-on-the-ground meeting included reps from DairyNZ, BLNZ, Groundswell, Rural Women, Young Farmers, Rural Support Trust, and other farming groups.  

Andrea Verissimo wanted to be on hand when the sleeping giant of her country’s agricultural sector awoke.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon acknowledges it’s a tough time for Kiwi farmers, with on-farm inflation and interest rates through the roof; pledges to cut red tape and boost economic.

Nine school leavers will live on a Pāmu farm for a year, learning life skills along with dairy and sheep & beef know-how.

Government and BNZ commit funds to programme to reduce agricultural emissions.

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton had some words of wisdom for green pressure groups, writes Neal Wallace.

Motorcyclist seriously hurt after hitting bungy rope strung across public road.

Initiative encouraging young women to pursue careers in agriculture launches in Wellington and Wairarapa.

Several positives in results of farmer confidence survey for quarter.

Farmers are willing to play their part to address climate change – as long as it’s fair, writes Rowena Hume.

Breadth of experience welcomed in chief executive role.

Organic product employs chitin to block microorganisms.

‘Do you think NZ banks are presently demonstrating a positive commitment to support farming through difficult periods of high interest rates?’

Government pours almost $1 billion into repairing and safeguarding infrastructure from extreme weather events.

Federated Farmers is calling on the government to allow young farmers to use their KiwiSaver towards farm ownership.

Dealers keen to shift stock as they grapple with high inventory.

Awards open to individuals, teams and companies working in the primary sector or in support of the primary sector.

Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment report presents pathways to reduce further environmental damage.

A story ‘not just of survival but of innovation and adaptation’, says chair Kingi Smiler.

While organisers are well aware of the economic conditions people are facing, he is also upbeat about the outlook of the annual event.

Born and bred on a dairy farm, a Whakatāne farmer married one passion with another and bought a vineyard.

Grassland the size of ‘15 Lake Taupōs’ lost to farming in just over a decade.