The man tasked with growing New Zealand's apple exports by at least half over the next decade admits he knew nothing about apples when he moved to Hawke's Bay.

Starting dog training with a pup is a successful method that can be learned from a working dog training day with Lloyd Smith.

Both Alix Gray and Jakob Gundersen wanted to learn about sheep and beef farming in New Zealand.

Converting land to productive use will create jobs, says report.

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.

An allergy to dairy cows and a determination to upskill are just two of the reasons Juan-Paul Theron is excelling in the sheep and beef industry.