ACT says it will end handouts for commercial forestry investment and allow regional councils to set their own freshwater management limits if elected.

An Otago pig farmer has found a unique way to warn people wanting to buy a house in his rural neighbourhood that they may come across "outdoor sex" and "bad […]

Demand for New Zealand bee pollen has skyrocketed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A veteran conventional farmer who has embraced regenerative agriculture says the Green Party could become the new farmers' party. Others say it will bankrupt […]

Comment: You can't accuse New Zealand farmers of "green-washing" - they have the evidence to back up their environmental performance, writes Dr Jacqueline […]

Massey University is examining the economic impact and the production consequences of crossbreeding with Wiltshire sheep to a fully shedding flock. Coarse […]

MPI has launched an independent review of the assurances it receives for the safe transport of livestock by sea. Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) […]

Garrick Batten on why there should be more farmed goats. One answer to why there are not more farmed goats is that modern commercial management can change […]

While it is well known that nitrate leeching is a major problem with cattle – both dairy and beef – what about with sheep grazing? Nitrate leaching can […]

The COVID-19 crisis appears to have sparked a renewed interest in the healing properties of honey. A study by medical researchers at Oxford University in the […]

An East-West Covid split is dictating global meat returns for New Zealand farmers. Countries like China, Taiwan and Japan, which acted early and implemented […]

Falling land and livestock prices have hit the state-owned farmer Landcorp – known as Pāmu – in the financial year to 30 June. The company made an […]

A meat industry-dominated group has formed to carry out the recommendations of the Wool Industry Project Action Group report and is ready to lead that change. […]

Red meat exports increased to Australia, the US, the UK and Korea in July, according to a Meat Industry Association (MIA) analysis. Overall exports to […]