Fonterra has reported a lower half-year profit as higher milk prices raised its costs and cut its margins. Its net profit for the six months ended January was... Read More

Scott and Rebecca O'Brien, are passionate about their business and the dairy industry and believe there are endless opportunities at all levels. The couple were... Read More

The New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated group are leading the call for overseas visitors to help pick and pack the nation's iconic fruit now the borders... Read More

Registration of an 'ozone-friendly” forestry fumigant has still to be finalised after five years of evaluation. Last November the Decision Making Committee... Read More

We have all heard complaints about roads in the Bay of Plenty being crap but that literally became the case for a brief period this week. Police were called to... Read More

The New Zealand National Fieldays Society has come to the difficult decision to postpone Fieldays 2022 until Wednesday, November 30, to Saturday, December 3, 2022. The... Read More

With judging for the 11 regional programmes underway around the country, the New Zealand Dairy Industry Award's attention is turning to the regional award dinners... Read More

In 2021, 23-year-old Dayna Rowe was named the Bay of Plenty Dairy Trainee of the Year and won $6000 in prizes and three merit awards. One year later, Dayna is... Read More

Not for the first time, New Zealand's kiwifruit sector is facing an uphill battle ahead of their busiest time of the year. As the industry's main season hones... Read More

With 40 years' experience in the kiwifruit industry, Sean Carnachan has some clear ideas about what it takes to last the distance. Sean Carnachan wears multiple... Read More

The search has begun to find New Zealand's most exceptional primary sector employers. Entries have opened for the 2022 Primary Industries Good Employer Awards,... Read More

The New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Institute NZKGI says loosening of border restrictions this month might help with the harvest but it's 'highly speculative”. From... Read More