There's always a tension between ideals and reality and all too often it's farming and horticulture which get caught between the two. Ideally we'd like our environment... Read More

Bay of Plenty farmers would appreciate a little rain but they are faring much better than those in the Waikato where the dry is causing deep concern. 'This is the... Read More

Ensuring food production is able to continue, even with Auckland's planned growth, is a major part of HortNZ's submission on the Auckland Council's Proposed Auckland... Read More

A Western Bay of Plenty kiwifruit grower is not giving up on growing a green variety of the fruit - especially after posting an orchard gate return of $90,000 per... Read More

Encouraging farmers to protect waterways is more effective than enforcement, says Rick Burke, Supreme winner in the 2014 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment... Read More

John Walsh collects stories - but not in the form of books and the written word. Few libraries would be big enough to accommodate them.Instead the stories John's... Read More

Returning home after a family holiday on Queensland's Magnetic Island eight years ago, Garth and Stephen Spain had set themselves a new mission. The father and son... Read More

‘MarshN' rings are now a common sight in hay paddocks throughout the country, and even in Australia - but they originate, not from outer-space, but from a... Read More

The Australian market, where the avocado is rapidly becoming a 'must-have item” for consumers, has rewarded New Zealand growers and exporters well this season... Read More

If young Lance Duncan could have made a career out of pig hunting, he would have - but in the 1960s there wasn't any money in it.Instead he found the opportunity... Read More

Huge variation in maize dry matter continues to be an issue both within and between fields. This is influenced by rainfall, soil type and compaction, topography,... Read More

Five university students studying towards degrees in New Zealand's primary industries have been awarded Ballance Agri-Nutrients scholarships, each worth $4000 a... Read More