Any commercial operation turning water into money should expect to have to pay.

Young farmer "astonished" at the response after sharing his struggle with depression.

Countdown is the first national retailer in New Zealand to make the commitment.

A joint venture is contributing to the success of a new dairying sector.

China is a stable source of growth for Fonterra in a volatile world, says Fran O'Sullivan.

Recent extremely wet weather across the country has put pressure on the greens.

NZ's economic growth is "approaching its environmental limits", a once-a-decade environmental report card says.

Slashing pastoral stock numbers by up to 35 per cent has been suggested among ways to push New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions down to zero by 2100.

The consent allows its new owner to extract 4.3 million litres of water a day until 2032.

For the first time in two-and-a-half years, New Zealand farmers expect their on-farm spending to increase and farm debt to reduce.

Pukekohe market gardeners, the Bhana family, live in a rural zone but across the road houses are sprouting up on a paddock they were cropping potatoes two years ago.

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

WorkSafe NZ is investigating the death of a 60-year-old man with farming equipment in Waikato last week.

Recent report predictions that rural districts may see a population decline in years to come is being rebutted by the South Waikato which has had 1.3% population rise in the last year. - Made with funding from NZ On Air

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.

Bill English may lift the minimum standard for NZ's rivers and streams.

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

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.

The shallow, snaking, braided channels of Canterbury's Waimakariri River - and the heavily-developed pastureland around it - have been captured by a NASA satellite.

It might sound like something straight out of the 2006 horror comedy Black Sheep, but woolly mutants are leading our scientists toward intriguing discoveries - and innovative new products.

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

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"

Matakana may just have a new star attraction with cats Leonardo and his brother Romeo developing some unusual hobbies...

A fifty-year-old fitness fanatic has revealed the secret to her youthful physique and rock hard abs.

The owner of a Waikato-based pet food company accused of abusing bobby calves will face trial by jury. Alan Martyn Cleaver, 57

The Omarama farmer whose pivot irrigators' tyres were slashed at the weekend says he remains hopeful the culprit will be caught. The

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.