When Dr Brent Clothier takes over as president of the Royal Society Te Aparangi in July 2021, he’ll be the first Crown Research Institute scientist... Read More

Retired dairy farmer Colin Pinkerton has been farming a smaller block on the outskirts of Te Awamutu for the last 17 years. He has also amassed a substantial... Read More

Project Parore, an initiative to protect native flora, fauna, waterways and landscapes alongside sustainable commercial and residential land use at Katikati... Read More

In 2014, farmers Lisa and Hamish Lile, and their daughters, Dana and Hayley, took the brave decision to go public with their story of Hamish’s... Read More

Ian Brennan and his wife Trisha Wren are giving more than half of their 88 hectares of land, called Cassie’s Farm, back to nature. Since moving... Read More

A new Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Tauranga Moana Biosecurity Capital and Biosecurity NZ is seen as significant move forward in recognising... Read More

Commitment to a long-term strategy was the theme of Just Avocados’ recent grower meeting held in Te Puna to review the 2019-2020 season and preview... Read More

A massive 34 per cent average year-on-year data usage increase in New Zealand’s rural communities since 2017 is being attributed to use of new... Read More

Opotiki District Council is encouraging its local horse owners to move their equine friends out of town – before there’s a dangerous incident... Read More

Waikato Regional Council is calling for landowners who want a voice in its flood protection programmes in the Lower Waikato and Waihou-Piako zones and... Read More

If Alan Law was told a year ago he could cut synthetic nitrogen use by 60 per cent on his Thornton dairy farm – during a drought – and see... Read More

Back in 2010 growers from the Te Whānau-ā-Apanui Iwi in Eastern Bay of Plenty needed qualified horticulturalists for their orchard operations, but... Read More

The Mycoplasma bovis programme partners – the Ministry for Primary Industries, DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb New Zealand – are encouraging dairy... Read More

One year on from being formally launched, the team from Tauranga research organisation PlantTech reflect proudly say it has created a great foundation... Read More

No matter how busy you are this month, there’s one job your ‘future self’ will thank you for doing – if you can fit it in. It... Read More