Canterbury hail and wet summer leave arable farmers struggling to harvest
“Since Christmas, we’ve gone from a typical hot, dry Canterbury summer to really wet weather with plenty of…
Raglan preserves business: From backyard fruit to farmers markets
Before Covid-19, Bea had been getting to know like-minded local people interested in starting a growers market in…
Wool boom: Scourers sees strongest prices in decade
Other wool category prices are also up by over $1 per kg compared to this time last year.…
Tauranga’s Mike Siermans named Federated Farmers chief executive after interim role
Langford said he’d worked closely with Siermans over the past few months and was confident he was the…
NZ Dairy Industry Awards: Entries open for ASB and Fonterra farm ownership prizes
The couple won the 2018 Waikato Share Farmers of the Year and achieved third place at the national…
Drop in industrial output, rise in industrial costs
[AMNA] Delays in raw material deliveries have led to a decrease in industrial production in December, transport costs…
China restricting beef imports from suppliers including Brazil and Argentina to protect its farmers
The move may be good news for consumers outside of China, however, boosting supplies and potentially easing prices…
China’s beef import restrictions unlikely to impact New Zealand beef exporters
“New Zealand exports are unlikely to face restraint under the arrangements.” McClay said the outcome reflected strong engagement…
‘It’s getting worse year after year’: Could water from Hungary’s thermal spas save arid farmland?
By Justin Spike with AP Published on 29/12/2025 – 12:30 GMT+1 Oszkár Nagyapáti climbs to the bottom of a sandy pit…
Hawke’s Bay New Year weather outlook: Rain helps farmers, showers, warmth and gusty winds on the way
“In some areas, the dams are just so low that this may not put much in them to…
Year in Review: Tom and Fiona Langford – life after winning 2025 Share Farmers of the Year
She was brought up on a farm, but education-wise moved into science, obtaining a BSc majoring in human…
Mahurangi oyster farmers still waiting for compensation package
But as that date creeps closer, the farmers are still waiting and getting increasingly desperate. It has been…