Farmers' attitudes to safety must change
OPINION: There are too many accidents occurring on farms and farmers must do more to reduce them.
'You should be more like Trev'
The idle 17-year-old has made a fateful mistake.
Bank bearish on drought's effect
Deutsche Bank is painting a grim picture of the impact of dry conditions on the dairy industry, predicting it could be worse than the 2012-13 drought.
Family affair keeps farming dream alive
The dreams of a Taranaki farmer have become reality although he did not live to see them to fruition.
Champion UK farmer out to replicate success in NZ
An English farmer transplanted in the Waikato is achieving milk production many Kiwis will envy.
Germans love our grass-fed beef
A high-value niche seems to be growing for NZ beef in the German market dominated by pork and poultry.
Family united on succession plans
A Hawke's Bay couple are carefully planning for the time when their four sons take over three farms.
Sheep, beef outlook gives hope
2015 might just go down as a good year for Waikato's drystock sector.
Merino meat sales defended
Silver Fern Farms says it is not about to walk away from Silere merino sheepmeat sales.
Stolen wool found in Riverton
A large quantity of wool has been found by Riverton police.
A day in a Kiwi shearing shed
'You're eight hours on your feet, running around sweating your guts out. I wouldn't trade it for anything.'
Smoke-tainted grapes fear
Some Marlborough wineries may have to rethink harvest plans if smoke from the Onamalutu fire has tainted vines.
Blackcurrant harvest under way
Blackcurrant growers across Mid Canterbury are busy harvesting this season's crop, after a late start to the season.
Rain's mixed results for grape growers
This month's rain has split grapes for some Manawatu growers while rejuvenating vines for others.
Delegat wine sales bubble profit along
Wine maker Delegat Group sold 1.13m cases of wine in the half year to December for an expected profit of $20.5m.
'Rigged' flow meters
ECan investigates claims farmers gamed water flow meters to evade irrigation restrictions.
New campaign targets safer farms
More people die working on farms than in any other industry and now there is a campaign to reduce the toll.
Helping grow the 'golden goose'
New Zealand knows how to produce large amounts of animal protein cheaply.
Rummaging in rumens
What's really in a rumen? It's probably something that most people haven't given much thought to.
Mutual gains from project
New Zealand sheep research is being helped by Massey University's relationships in China.
Set for tough contest
Olivia Ross will be giving it her best shot when she competes in the Otago-Southland regional final of the Young Farmer Contest.
Rural women's champion honoured
A journalist who gave rural women a voice has been honoured for her services.
Pink bales highlight breast cancer
Around the country, pink bundles have been appearing on paddocks.
'Mr Rebuild' quits
The man in charge of Christchurch's city centre rebuild is quitting to head Stonewood Homes.
The journey to recovery
Farming transformation guru Doug Averyis has a new weapon against rural depression, farming calamities and under-performance.
More optimism over seed crop yields
Meyrick Hawkins is chuffed by the yields coming off the first feed wheat and grass seed crops of the harvest, even if the clover seed crop was a bit off the mark.
Dry weather boosts black beetle danger
Cold late spring weather stops black beetle populations but numbers could be on the increase as the dry sets in.
Chilean firm wins King Salmon deal
Overseas company given multimillion-dollar contract for three new salmon farms.
Voyage from frozen to fresh
It sounds counter-intuitive but New Zealand's biggest seafood company is realising that adding value to fish is simple.
Applying science to seafood
People always ask Volker Kuntzsch how he ended up becoming the chief of a listed company when he is "just a scientist".
The beet that broke the camel’s back
Rich Kiwis caught up in HSBC tax sting
Industry wants end to watchdog probe
Delegat wine sales bubble profit along
Good to see political eyes on SMEs
10-year loan likely to be copied
Anzac Gallipoli commemoration coin unveiled
Shutters close on camera store