November is 5+ A Day Fruit and Vegetable Month and to celebrate 5+ A Day is issuing a challenge for everyone to add an extra serving of fresh fruit and vegetables... Read More

Asia offers significant opportunities for New Zealand primary producers but requires an increase in incomes and social security to realise its full potential - a... Read More

Zespri will introduce the world's first and only fully compostable fruit labels on all Zespri Organic Kiwifruit next season. Zespri's Global Marketing Manager -... Read More

The vine killing disease Psa-V has now reached Kerikeri in Northland, an area previously thought to be free of the infection devastating Bay of Plenty kiwifruit... Read More

The kiwifruit disease Psa, the strong New Zealand dollar and falling commodity prices are among the reasons for a further slump in farmer confidence, according to... Read More

Adjunct professor of accounting at Victoria University John Shewan has been appointed by Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited to chair the establishment board of... Read More

The majority of kiwifruit orchards will survive Psa and when the recovery happens it will bring a period of strong growth and profitability, Zespri CEO Lain Jager... Read More

The vine killing disease Psa-V is now infecting all but five kiwifruit growing regions in New Zealand following the discovery of the disease in Hawke's Bay. Kiwifruit... Read More

A Bay of Plenty farmer has been convicted for the wilful ill-treatment of a number of dairy cows. Waikino farmer Laurens Barend Erasmus, 40, appeared in the Waihi... Read More

A Katikati kiwifruit grower is optimistic this summer will provide a better environment for grafting new kiwifruit varieties than winter months based on findings... Read More

The 239 reported claims of underpayment in the Bay of Plenty's horticultural industry in the last five years is relatively low says the CEO of New Zealand Kiwifruit... Read More

Beneficial bacteria in a Fonterra product is showing long term benefits for children suffering from eczema. The probiotic developed from dairy cultures by Fonterra... Read More