Flooding is expected if predicted rain falls in the region and farmers should move stock to high ground, warns Bay of Plenty Regional Council.Farmers are advised... Read More

A petting zoo, the shearing section, wagon rides, the chance to milk a cow were some of the highlights of the Tauranga Agricultural and Pastoral Show at Tauranga... Read More

At least three kiwifruit orchards in the Te Puke area could be completely stripped of vines as the Psa containment strategy intensifies. Kiwifruit Vine Health Incorporated... Read More

The rural property market in the Bay of Plenty is relatively stable with the latest figures from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand showing farm prices are... Read More

Authorities have removed a total of 11 hectares from kiwifruit orchards across New Zealand since the Psa infection was detected on November 6. A leaf with the Psa... Read More

Almost 500 entries have been received for the 2011 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards. The awards incorporate the New Zealand Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year,... Read More

The Dairy Women's Network general manger Dr Nita Harding is stepping down from her position after only holding the role since July 2010. Dairy Women's Network Chairperson... Read More

Tauranga fire fighters investigated a fire on Te Puna Road on Saturday morning but it turns out it was a controlled permitted fire. Station officer Roger Pickett... Read More

Rain has come at a cost for some kiwifruit growers with the muggy weather causing a fungal infection on fruit. New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated President... Read More

Conditions across the Bay of Plenty are prime for facial eczema with the wet warm weather the region has had this December, yet farmers have not got access to spore... Read More

In the last five years 19 children were killed on New Zealand farms, and in the Bay of Plenty last year 95 people were hurt on farms. The open spaces, farm animals... Read More

Alan Crafar says the way out of the hole created after the banks seized his farms is to give them back. The banks seized his dairy empire and put the 16 dairy farms... Read More