7:30am Friday 27 May, 2022
With 'Gypsy Day', also known as 'Moving Day' just around the corner on June 1, it’s a good time for farmers to review their... Read More
9:30am Thursday 26 May, 2022
Farmers and growers surrounding the degraded Waihī Estuary are being urged to seek free support and financial help from local environmental... Read More
7:45am Thursday 26 May, 2022
A record crop, ongoing investment in brand-led demand creation, and the industry’s ability to respond and leverage its scale and structure have... Read More
3:00pm Tuesday 24 May, 2022
A Tauranga man who used no anaesthetic when he cut the horns of three cattle has been prosecuted by SPCA. Russell Williams cut the horns of the cattle... Read More
9:10am Monday 09 May, 2022
Fonterra is revising its 2021/22 forecast Farmgate Milk Price range from $9.30 - $9.90 per kgMS to $9.10 - $9.50 per kgMS. This reduces the midpoint... Read More
6:45am Friday 06 May, 2022
Stunning prices are being paid for gold kiwifruit licenses this year. Each year, Zespri releases licenses to grow the fruit, which growers then bid... Read More
11:09am Thursday 05 May, 2022
Sustained advocacy from the dairy sector has helped secure 500 more international workers to help on dairy farms. However, DairyNZ says the Government’s... Read More
9:00am Tuesday 03 May, 2022
5pm update: Geonet Duty Volcanologist Geoff Kilgour says that the lake level is marginally higher, and the central vent seems to be actively upswelling. "No... Read More
6:50am Saturday 30 Apr, 2022
The opening of a new packhouse and four cool stores in Te Puke provides reassurance to the burgeoning kiwifruit industry that kiwifruit growth can be... Read More
8:00am Friday 22 Apr, 2022
Two men are due to appear in court after being arrested for allegedly unlawful hunting on a Bay of Plenty farm. A 31-year-old man will be appearing... Read More
11:15am Tuesday 29 Mar, 2022
High pay rates of up to $60 per hour are being offered to lure pickers to the kiwifruit industry, which is experiencing its “toughest-ever season”... Read More
7:00pm Monday 21 Mar, 2022
Fonterra has today announced it will exit its businesses in Russia. This follows the Co-op’s decision to suspend shipments of product to Russia... Read More
7:00am Monday 21 Mar, 2022
A dairy farmer reckons $80,000 worth of milk could have gone down the drain during a milk tanker fracas with boy racers on the road near his front gate. Footage... Read More
7:30am Tuesday 15 Mar, 2022
The New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated group are leading the call for overseas visitors to help pick and pack the nation’s iconic fruit... Read More
1:29pm Friday 11 Mar, 2022
The New Zealand National Fieldays Society has come to the difficult decision to postpone Fieldays 2022 until Wednesday, November 30, to Saturday, December... Read More