The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), Fonterra and the fertiliser industry have announced a combined effort worth $10 million into researching nitrification... Read More

Farmers are struggling to afford the fertiliser they need to optimise production but not as gravely as when subsidies were removed in 1984, says Warwick Catto, Head... Read More

It's a case of cross cultural cattle, no matter which way you look at it. A Taumarunui cattle breeder has exported a New Zealand raised bull with Italian ancestry... Read More

New Zealand's apple industry is proving a good example for other farming sectors to follow according to a Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) report annual. The... Read More

Urban and rural animal loving children can get in touch with country life, thanks to the relaunch of the rural website, www.calfclub.co.nz Five year old Lexi... Read More

Four new kiwifruit cultivars are undergoing non-commercial block trials - an early gold, two varieties of long life gold and an early ripening, sweeter green kiwifruit. Zespri... Read More

An increased dividend and reduced commission were presented to kiwifruit growers at the Zespri annual meeting this week. About 500 orchardists and interested... Read More

Residents in rural Western Bay of Plenty communities are urged to plan for the possibility of a swine flu pandemic in their areas. DairyNZ, which represents New... Read More

Kiwifruit loading records were reset on two ships at the Port of Tauranga this month. Seatrade-operated reefer ship Hansa Lubeck was loaded in 16.5 hours instead... Read More

When you hold the answer to both the nitrogen and the carbon issue you cannot but smile while reading all the crap that surrounds both. Nitrogen is an essential... Read More

A clean green effluent system has won the newly created Environmental Award at the 2009 Fieldays Innovation Awards. ... Read More

Attendance was 11 per cent down at the first day of the New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek yesterday. ... Read More