He was something of a pioneer when it came to mechanising Taranaki farming – occasionally building and refining the machinery himself.

Adam Burns, Local Democracy Reporter "I wouldn't want to go through this again."This was the enduring feeling for dairy farmer Laurence Rooney who believes he […]

By Samantha Gee of RNZ . The storm which caused widespread flooding across the top of the South Island has also had a devastating impact on mussel farms in […]

ANALYSIS Aggressive marketing has driven the rise of the double-cab ute on NZ streets. Is it time to hit the brakes, ask Kirsty Wild and Alistair Woodward for […]

On a bitterly cold mid winter afternoon on the Knobby Range Rd, a group of Roxburgh and Teviot Valley farmers pore over a map pinned to the bonnet of a […]

A last minute entry into the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards was the right decision for a Ōhaupō farmer who went on to be named as the national Dairy […]

There appears to be no shortage of school leavers wanting a career in the sheep beef and deer industry, but rather a lack of training farms. That's the view […]

A chance to celebrate all the good work being done in the red meat sector and tell this to the nation. That's how the Beef+Lamb NZ chief executive Sam McIvor […]

Farmers are hoping new research to cut burps will allow them to keep their cows and meet their climate targets.

With calving just a few weeks away, farmers in the Buller district are now busy repairing damage to their properties.  The recent floods caused stock losses, […]

During the past 20 years Malcolm and Caroline Rau have quietly built-up the Gisborne region's largest deer herd. It has given their operation another layer of […]

OPINION: There was a time when to be a public servant, or to be in the public service, was something honourable and noble. In those halcyon days, government […]