The company hopes to provide new forms of economic development in the region.

The harvest of foetal bovine serum is the latest in a string of animal welfare issues.

Take a tour of historic rural Manawatū. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Anzco's Five Star Beef has been issued with an M. bovis notice.

The apparent theft of 65 cows from a West Otago farm remains a mystery, police say. / ODT

One Plan changes could still attract opposition from environmental groups.

Fonterra director Scott St John has spoken out about the challenges facing the co-op.

Banks' farm lending to hinge on good practice, science and technology use.

Readers write: Why you should eat meat; all equal before the law; sanctity of life

1080 drop on Molesworth Station targeted possum but killed scores of red deer

Waikato Regional Council to defend race-based policy claim.

Miles Hurrell has been appointed interim CEO of Fonterra.

Māori business returns highest from managed funds, lowest in farming, says report.

Forest & Bird calls for greater monitoring of dairy farm effluent.

US janitor awarded $440m - now NZ must "find a better way", says organic farmer.

Fonterra's farmer-owners and business leaders have little sympathy for the board.

Ivan Roulston had 65 in-calf dairy cows stolen from his Toropuke dairy farm. / Otago Daily Times

'You feel bloody angry about it,' says farmer looted of $130,000 worth of stock.

Third round of tests goes wider, continues to find contamination.

Consensus is building behind planned Zero Carbon Act to combat climate change.

Planting 1 billion trees in 10 years is more achievable than it might sound.

WorkSafe has been notified of the incident and his death has been referred to the Coroner.

COMMENT: If farmers don't find a new way forward soon, they'll feel more alone than ever.

Hunter Valley Station owner Matt Lauer says unfettered public access would remove control.

John Monaghan on the need to evolve New Zealand's dairy regulations.

New devices and systems are making today's agribusinesses far more capable and proficient.

Compliance carries a considerable investment in time, resourcing and ongoing cost.

Digital mapping provides better quality information on issues and opinions.

Synlait's environmental ethos starts on the farm, writes Andrea Fox.

A 'fourth industrial revolution' is seeing the convergence of biological solutions.