Millions are being spent creating new grasses but the benefits remain uncertain.

The latest Chinese bidder for the Crafar farming empire is facing a longer wait as the Overseas Investment Office applies tough new foreign ownership rules to its application.

World champion wood chopper Jason Wynyard needed more grunt so he ripped a cylinder from a snowmobile.

Agricultural sector seen moving from survival mentality to productive mode.

The latest Chinese bid for the Crafar dairy farms is a key test for new rules on foreign ownership, reports Karyn Scherer