Produce exporter Darling Group and its New Zealand avocado supply arm, Just Avocados, are gearing up for the 2020-2021 season with optimism despite the... Read More

Two decades of planting are paying off for Jim Robinson and Nikki Slade Robinson, who are slowly converting their Eastern Bay of Plenty block into a... Read More

Prioritising people and education has helped the Ngai Tukairangi Trust become the largest Maori kiwifruit operation in the country, and an Ahuwhenua... Read More

“Stoked and humbled” sums up the reaction of Hineora Orchard on Te Kaha 15B, when they were announced one of three finalists in this year’s... Read More

Having an orchard backed by the Kaituna River makes for quite a site – one that Ahuwhenua Trophy finalist Otama Marere are very proud of. What... Read More

As Waikato farmers have felt the pressures of drought, the local Rural Support Trust has had to change the way it reaches out and provides support to... Read More

Thanks to a Te Puke-based charity, local seasonable works from Vanuatu and the Bay of Plenty’s horticulture industry one Northern Vanuatu island... Read More

As a child, Jody Mitchell was petrified of bees. “I used to have bad reactions – I’d throw up and pass out. It sounds ridiculous as... Read More

After much anticipation, this year’s duck hunting season has begun. The season began Saturday, May 23 – nine days after the country moved... Read More

Collective efforts to deliver quality fruit to Australia and an industry-leading retail-first marketing strategy has resulted in another satisfying Orchard... Read More

  When Simeon Ward started out with his first farm 10 years ago at Taupiri, the milking herd was Friesian. “We experienced bad mating performance,... Read More

Coroglen man Graeme Browne, or Sonny as he’s better known locally, hasn’t seen an International tractor he doesn’t like. And with... Read More

Moving Day will go ahead under any Covid-19 alert level, according to Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor. Damien, who made the announcement on... Read More

Despite many initial questions about how farming in a bubble would work, especially with the Alert Level 4 lockdown coinciding with autumn calving, it... Read More

Calving is not the easiest of times on-farm. But if you’re up against it, Te Puke farmer Andre Meier says having fine-tuned clear systems in place... Read More