After consultation with Federated Farmers of New Zealand, Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta has agreed to make changes to her Water Services Bill. In a... Read More

Awakeri farmer Viv Barr runs a farm stay on her runoff, and is encouraging others to do the same. Viv says her farm stay allows guests to see what life on a New... Read More

Researchers have found cows can be taught to use a toilet, which they say could help farmers reduce water contamination and greenhouse gas emissions. University... Read More

In her job, experienced rural community midwife Sheryl Wright sees a very different side of the Coromandel to the idyllic summer holiday spot that the rest of... Read More

Breeding Quarter horses has been a rollercoaster ride for Adrienne Hodgson from Ohaupo. Raised on a drystock farm in the far north, Adrienne rode as a child,... Read More

On August 22, 1969, Gary Frazer from Swannanoa was crowned the inaugural Young Farmer of the Year, the same year that the first Fieldays event was launched at... Read More

Infratec have been selected as the engineering, procurement and construction contractor for five solar power stations in the upper North Island - including two... Read More

WorkSafe is asking farmers to be mindful of the risks on farm this spring. In spring 2020, fatalities spiked to five during the months of August and September. Vehicles... Read More

Waste products from New Zealand's food processing industry - such as potato scraps and grape skins - could be transformed into high-value soil conditioners and... Read More

Entries for the 2022 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards - NZDIA open on October 1 with planning well underway and National sponsors continuing to back the programme. ... Read More

Paewhenua dairy farmer, Terry Gregan, spent the first 10 years of his life on a dairy farm near Whatawhata. The rest of his childhood was spent on a 10 acre lifestyle... Read More

Debbie Robins and Sjaan Fahey are two young women living life to the full - but on borrowed time. They shared their gynaecological cancer journey at a Rural Women... Read More