5+ hour, 40+ min ago   (414+ words) The ACT party wants to give hunters a “real stake in managing and looking after our conservation estate”. The party wants to transfer the responsibility for game animals on conservation land from the Department of Conservation (DOC) to the Game…...

5+ hour, 40+ min ago   (471+ words) Polar air over the weekend turned the mountains a whiter shade of pale as snow fell in both main islands. This week kicks off with that same polar air over much of the country. We’re more than a month past…...

5+ hour, 36+ min ago   (447+ words) By Alison Dewes. Dr Dewes is a contributor to the MPI’s Living Soil Project. New Zealand agriculture has spent much of the past decade arguing over a single word: regenerative. Some embrace it enthusiastically, while others switch off the moment…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (923+ words) By Tom Slee. FMG Young Farmer of the Year for 2026. Every dairy farmer knows we’re heading into one of the busiest times of the year. We milk 1100 cows through a 70-bail rotary on a 420 hectare dairy farm in Southland, managing…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (711+ words) The last of New Zealand’s commercial ostrich breeders is bowing out of the industry after 30 years of farming the animals. Ian and Rosemary Blunden, who are retiring, are hoping to find someone to take over their flock on their farm…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (500+ words) The need to build stronger connections between farmers, communities and consumers was a recurring message at the inaugural Food Futures Conference held in Palmerston North. Hosted by Environment Network Manawatū on July 21, the conference brought together growers, farmers, food rescue…...

3+ day, 20+ min ago   (549+ words) The Football World Cup is over, but the looming election means the game of political football that embraces agriculture continues. It’s a game of government policies that pull the sector in one direction only to have others lurch it in…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (441+ words) Attracting and developing skilled people is critical to the future of New Zealand’s sheep and beef sector – but growing interest in learning will take more trainers. More than 130 young people have registered their interest in the 2027 Growing Future Farmers (GFF)…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (226+ words) Agribusiness leader and Canterbury farmer Andy Macfarlane has been appointed to the board of AgriZeroNZ. Board chair Rob Hewett said Macfarlane brings a combination of governance expertise, commercial acumen and hands-on farming experience. “Andy’s experience across a range of farming…...

3+ day, 18+ min ago   (664+ words) Financial carnage in the apple sector has intensified in recent weeks leaving growers, suppliers and creditors reeling, with millions owed to them by liquidated companies. The latest failure has been the liquidation of the Kiwi Crunch enterprise, owing $20 million to…...