As the spring weather is bringing on bud break in the kiwifruit, Te Puke orchardists are learning how far the vine canker Psa has spread over the winter. This... Read More

Frosts have affected patches of avocado orchards across the Bay of Plenty region and the cold weather has delayed the export season. Export is due to start in... Read More

The kiwifruit industry is worth millions of dollars to the Bay of Plenty region and the financial impact of Psa is sending a ripple effect through communities. ... Read More

Bill Webb is set to make a couple thousand bales of silage in the next week or two to meet a feed shortage. Bill Webb Feed Solutions has been 'cleaned out”... Read More

Entries for the 2012 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards open today with this year's focus on entrants' attitudes and particular sustainable farming... Read More

China Central Television is reporting 30,000 tonnes of New Zealand grown kiwifruit is in the hands of Shanghai Customs officials after they seized it and arrested... Read More

The Independent Kiwifruit Growers Association says plans to spray kiwifruit with antibiotics in a bid to control Psa will cause more harm to the industry than the... Read More

Aquaculture is seen by many as a new industry and it's often touted as an environmentally sound way to secure future seafood resources. But it's not new. The first... Read More

Sheep farmers have some decisions to make this spring about rebalancing stock ratios, which along with good lamb prices could potentially push up dairy grazing prices. With... Read More

Dairy grazing is currently cheaper than it has ever been, but prices are expected to increase with the sheep and beef industry competing for land use. New Zealand... Read More

The first trays of class one Hass avocados packed by New Zealand's largest avocado post-harvest operator, Apata Limited, are ready for export to Australia. Apata... Read More

Today marks the official opening of the NZCT AIMS games - one of the biggest sporting events in the bay of Plenty! This year, over 4000 athletes are participating... Read More