As the shearing season comes to a close and workers prepare for competitions, Coast & Country checked in with a gang to see what it takes to wield the shears. We... Read More

Effluent management is a big topic these days and it will get due attention at upcoming Smart Water Use Ideas Exchange sessions around the Bay of Plenty this month. Five... Read More

Aquaculture NZ has set a goal of $1 billion export sales by 2025. To help reach this goal, government has amended legislation to make it easier and cheaper to enter... Read More

Zespri is forecasting this year's kiwifruit harvest to be about 90 million trays, down from the 105 million in 2011. General manager for grower and government... Read More

Wet weather over the festive period is being blamed for the continued spread of the kiwifruit vine disease Psa. Nationally, 11 more orchards have become infected... Read More

Thousands of people have flocked to the Tauranga Racecourse for the 116th Tauranga A&P Show. Sheep shearing and dog shows were among the many forms of entertainment... Read More

A farming couple is convicted of intentionally draining a recognised wetland in order to increase pasture land and farm production. The couple, from PioPio, were... Read More

Some hill country land just isn't suitable for farming. In some places it erodes away, while in others the amount of pasture it produces simply isn't worth the cost... Read More

Whether we have another summer drought or not, the way we use water on dairy farms or on orchards, can no longer be a matter we take for granted. Many of us probably... Read More

The Environment Court ruling on Waikato Regional Council's Variation 6 to the Regional Plan will mean many farmers in the region will be thinking about their water... Read More

The New Zealand Avocados Growers' Association is making a significant push into the Australian market by using creative techniques and the latest technology to help... Read More

Water in the Waikato River works hard once it leaves Taupo. A spokesman for Waikato Regional Council estimated that every drop gets used at least seven times before... Read More