The 2020 maize trials for the Foundation of Arable Research have managed to more or less stay on-track despite the knock-on effect of the Covid-19 Level... Read More

Regenerating native species is at the heart of Blue Duck Station, a farm in the Central North Island covering 2800 hectares of beautiful-but-tough hill... Read More

Rising from the ashes of June’s cancelled event, a slimmed-down version of the popular Escape! festival will take place in Tauranga on October... Read More

Chris Nicholl’s career choices have all had one thing in common: tractors. The retired Plummers Point resident has a line-up of five tractors which... Read More

Farmers and landowners from Mangakino to Taupo, Te Poi/Matamata and Cambridge/Hamilton are being asked to report rook sightings for targeted pest control... Read More

New Zealand farmers can now assess the potential impact and investment of plantain, using OverseerFM. Plantain varieties have been used on NZ farms... Read More

The Red Meat Profit Partnership is delivering a significant boost to New Zealand’s primary sector, returning $17 in value for every dollar invested,... Read More

In 2001 industrial designer Paul Quinn assisted his parents, Maureen and Paddy Quinn, to build new greenhouses for their blueberry business on the outskirts... Read More

With spring beckoning the start of maize cultivation season, the Foundation for Arable Research has released updates on pests of seedling maize. Here,... Read More

One fruit sticker may not seem like much in terms of filling a landfill, but when packing 15 million trays of kiwifruit a year like they do at Trevelyan’s... Read More

Anticipation is growing amongst garden and art enthusiasts at the thought of viewing some of the Bay of Plenty’s most stunning residential properties. An... Read More

Climate change affects all of us and reducing greenhouse gas emissions must be a priority. Carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O)... Read More

Strong quality and a new marketing campaign are supporting a great start to Just Avocados’ New Zealand avocado 2020-2021 export season. Growers... Read More

For farmers, heading into debt discussions with the bank can be an intimidating – and expensive – process. To help level the playing field,... Read More

Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell says 2019/2020 was a good year for the co-op, with profit up, debt down and a strong milk price. Fonterra Co-operative Group... Read More