20+ hour, 46+ min ago  (245+ words) The wool market showed resilience at the North Island sale this week with prices easing just slightly across most wool types. PGG Wrightson appraisal and procurement co-ordinator Annabel Busby said buyer demand remained steady, supported in part by a softer…...

20+ hour, 32+ min ago  (372+ words) At a time when both Wattie's and McCain have'announced factory closures, supermarket retailer Woolworths says sales of frozen vegetables have been declining. Process Vegetables New Zealand chairman David Hadfield said there has been a significant drop in the demand for…...

23+ hour, 20+ min ago  (597+ words) By Alison Dewes. Dr Dewes is a contributor to the MPI's Living Soil Project. We are at a pivotal time in N agriculture, causing us to rethink our systems." When this is done well, production holds or improves, costs fall,…...

21+ hour, 5+ min ago  (330+ words) By Professor Paul Kenyon, Kenyon is the Head of the School of Agriculture and Environment, and a Professor in Sheep Husbandry at Te Kunenga ki P'rehuroa Massey University. Remove dairy, sheep and beef herds from grazing pasture across New Zealand…...

21+ hour, 50+ min ago  (618+ words) Dealing with aggressive and resistant weeds without using synthetic herbicides is something of a holy grail in agronomy " and one that University of Waikato researchers hope to crack in coming years with a solution from the sea. Their work from…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (493+ words) Hamish McClean from Burwood Station is one of two farmers who just had the first commercial batch of NZFAP Plus Gold audited wool scoured. The wool from McClean's operation, along with wool from Wainui Farm, was scoured at WoolWorks scouring…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (828+ words) It was only fitting that Southland turned on a picture-perfect day to showcase one of New Zealand's finest properties at the 2026 High Country Field Day. Around 300 attendees gathered at Glenaray Station on March 27 for a tour of the stunning a…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (310+ words) Dairy exporters are hopeful they can piggyback on the gains made by Australia in its recent free trade deal with the European Union. Exporters here were disappointed with the minor market access improvements for dairy when New Zealand concluded negotiations…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (644+ words) New Zealand's horticulture sector remains one of the country's stand-out performers, but a combination of global supply chain disruption and domestic setbacks is creating a more challenging and uncertain outlook for growers. Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) chief executive Kate Scott…...

3+ day, 45+ min ago  (569+ words) The stockpiling of fuel has led to truck stop refuelling stations around New Zealand running dry, causing immense frustration for commercial transporters. Livestock transport drivers at Hawke's Bay-based rural transport company Stephenson Transport'found themselves unable to fill up at stops…...