North Canterbury farmers are rallying together by sharing cow sheds and lending generators as they try to carry out the daily business

A report suggests the biggest weaknesses - and thus opportunities - for NZ's meat and wool is its lack of "brand".

Alan Lai's Agria Corp plans to appeal against a decision by the NYSE to delist the company's American Depository Shares.

COMMENT: The debate around the impact of large-scale dams is often one sided, says water ecologist Dr Mike Joy.

Property and farming rich listers are among those who have made big donations to National over the past year.

Vegetarians have often argued that their diet is more environmentally friendly, but a carbon footprint study reveals how friendly our food really is.

Not many Kiwis may be satisfied by the Auditor General's report into the propriety of the Government's gift of a sheep-breeding establishment to a breeder in Saudi Arabia.

Federated Farmers is urging farmers to tackle the issue of methamphetamine in the workplace. Experts say new Health and Safety regulations mean employers are now legally obligated to take steps to mitigate the risk. Made with funding from NZ On AIr

The death of Thailand's monarch has caused a dip in avocado exports, but Korea is picking up the slack.

At the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction the key whole milk powder price went up nearly 20 per cent.

COMMENT: Think of your least favourite ministry then multiply it by a thousand. That's roughly how much I despise the Ministry for Primary Industries.

More than half of fatalities on farms last year involved experienced workers carrying out routine jobs, new data from WorkSafe shows.

Mercer Group says the collapse of a silo at Fonterra Cooperative Group's Edendale factory could cost the unprofitable stainless steel fabricator as much as $45 million.

Angry shareholders have called for heads to roll at the top of Westland Milk Products after a reported loss of $14.5m.

Fonterra Cooperative Group's Australian business has raised its average farmgate milk price to A$5.10 per kilogram.

The chairman of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Doug Leeder explains that the water quality issue is a problem everybody needs to get their heads around, whether they live in a rural or urban environment. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Farming entrepreneur Colin Harvey has put his 6,639-hectare Lake McKay Station up for sale.

Tourism earnings have soared to edge out dairy as New Zealand's top export earner for the first time since 2010.

Three directors have stepped down from the board of Blue Sky Meats due to an age-related clause in the constitution.

Farmers in the Netherlands have little appetite for state support, despite low prices.

Lincoln University has repaid $1.5m after it was found it did not teach for as many hours as it was funded for.

International dairy prices improved slightly at this morning's Global Dairy Trade auction, gaining by 1.4 per cent since the last sale early this month.

It used to be the thing of the old Western movies where the rancher combating rustlers stealing his stock. But similar scenarios are

PGG Wrightson expects operating earnings to decline this year, snapping three years of growth.

Police are investigating the discovery of a hidden camera at a Waikato dairy farm.

Bad weather takes its toll on New Zealand milk production at a time when it should be hitting a seasonal peak.

For Labour, it is critical that we have an integrated across government plan to reduce emissions.

Groceries were cheaper in September, impacted by cheaper bananas, lamb and chicken.

The key change to the governance model will enable farmers to directly nominate their own choice for selection to the board.

Teen flown to hospital after quadbike hits a sheep.