Organic farming keeps growing
Five years ago just 600ha of New Zealand vineyards were certified as organic.
Five years ago just 600ha of New Zealand vineyards were certified as organic.
Grape production in the Gisborne district is set to increase substantially with two major companies expanding.
Hawke's Bay-based Focus Genetics, New Zealand's largest red-meat genetics company, is seeing strong demand from farmers for yearling bulls.
IrrigationNZ says farmers should be careful when starting irrigation systems after recent storms- even if damage isn't obvious.
The Beekeepers' Association is concerned that drums of manuka honey are being exported then diluted and repackaged using original documentation for financial gain.
Mid-Canterbury's high-country farmers are battling poachers shooting wild animals on private property.
Having grown up on a Ruawai dairy farm, Dennis Wallace has always had a love of the land and strong attraction to dairying.
In rural New Zealand, wandering stock are a serious public safety risk. They can also cause costly damage to other people's property.
The Government is investing heavily in the red meat and wool sectors to try to make it a $14 billion industry by 2020.
The senseless slaughter of prime lambs was the final straw for Rerewhakaaitu sheep farmer Robert Way.