The wisdom Bruce Vincent, a logger from Montana, imparted has key learnings applicable to our agriculture industry so that we don't suffer the same fate.

National sheep numbers are the lowest since 1935 after falling below 30 million but the industry still accounts for 9.2 per cent of the country's exports, figures show.

In what is arguably the equivalent of making it into the All Blacks squad, Friesian bull Woodcote Mint Medal is set to become one of the best-known names in the business.

When Dan Hall reached for his cellphone to call a farmer and ask if an electric fence was switched on, he says, "it was if a light came on in my head".

The Government will face the political heat from Kiwi farmers if dairy liberalisation does not feature as a major win for New Zealand exporters in the Trans Pacific Partnership.

I have a solution to help bridge the town/country divide in New Zealand and it all revolves around taking a leaf out of Venezuela's book, writes Dominic George.

Hastings shearer and New Zealand Open champion Dion King is a man with a couple of missions as he flies to the UK for a five-week national team tour of eight test matches.