Agribusiness leader and company director Traci Houpapa answers twelve questions about life and work.

COMMENT: Every week we read in the paper that Greenpeace, the Greens, Fish and Game or Massey's Mike Joy are slagging farmers over water quality, writes Alan Emerson.

A man has died after an accident with farming equipment in Waikato.

The threat of deportation raids in the US has left farm workers in a state of suspension.

A terrible season with persistent rain, little sunshine and depressed prices is proving to be "the perfect storm" for stressed West Coast farmers.

We review the first regional final (Otago/Southland) of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year with the new voice of the competition.

Family sells last remaining slice of rural land next to Auckland Airport, ending a resistance that began in 1986.

Farmers in Central Otago hope a new method of biological control will give them some respite from the rabbit problem.

New research showing how efforts to keep pests out of countries are failing to keep up with the pace of globalisation means New Zealand must be more vigilant than ever, a biosecurity expert says.

Farmers needed serious rain - up to 100mm - but there was none on the horizon and soil moisture levels across Northland were extremely low.

Space-generated data will create more efficient irrigation and maximise crop yields, potentially saving farmers thousands of dollars, Alexandra farmer Gary Kelliher says.

Thanks to some rainfall in the region last week, some irrigation bans have been lifted.

The build-up to the 2017 World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships begins in earnest this week.

Prices continued their downward trend at last week's South Island wool sale.

"Imagine the biggest roller coaster in the world and being on it." That is how World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships organising

Teviot Valley Young Farmers Club is hosting the Otago-Southland regional final of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year on February 18.

Alan Harvey is looking forward to next month's Otago-Southland regional final of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year. He is one of eight

Malcolm Lumsden was recently stopped by a lady pronouncing that "I was one of those irresponsible farmers who allowed their cows to 'pee and poo' everywhere resulting in our rivers all being polluted"

Dairy product prices inched higher at the Global Dairy Trade auction, stemming two consecutive declines.

It's a classic clash between urban growth and farmers.

Northland farmers are facing drier than normal conditions.

Wool prices at this week's auction fell, particularly for varieties sourced from the North Island.

COMMENT: Farming does not get the public attention is deserves.

All going well, the milk price could be revised up to $6.50/kg next year, economists say.

When an Invercargill teen was told she couldn't have a horse, she took matters into her own hands.

COMMENT: As we head into another sweltering Kiwi summer, the water quality of our lakes, rivers and streams will continue to disappoint and enrage.

A Lord of the Rings actor who now works as a tour guide operator has slammed New Zealand's "clean, green" image.

Invercargill based Alliance Group says chefs and restaurants have offered favourable feedback on its new class of lamb.

A fifth of share milkers who responded to a Federated Farmers survey said they were coming under pressure from their bank on their

More than a third of Kiwi farmers have been a victim of theft in the last two years, a recent survey has revealed.