3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (458+ words) Labour’s climate policy – including a commitment not to campaign on taxing agricultural emissions and an urgent review of the Emissions Trading Scheme – has been welcomed by Federated Farmers and Beef + Lamb New Zealand. Labour has campaigned on taxing farm emissions…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (401+ words) A research project exploring how agricultural stakeholders respond to and make decisions about emerging technologies aims to better understand how farm data is governed, shared and used in New Zealand’s rapidly evolving agricultural landscape. As a global leader in agricultural…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (762+ words) Monique Steele of RNZ Disappointment is deepening in New Zealand’s struggling arable sector over farmers continuing to opt for imported animal feeds over local grain. New Zealand was one of the largest importers of palm kernel expeller (PKE) in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (326+ words) It says forestry has become a cheap way out for climate change gas emitters, kicking the can down the road instead of taking effective action. “We’re already seeing the impact of reduced populations for our rural communities, who are struggling…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (307+ words) A Waikato sharemilker has welcomed legislation introduced in Parliament this week allowing farm workers to access their KiwiSaver savings to buy a house or farm. Danielle Hovmand has spent five years seeking the change and said once it has become…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (310+ words) Kiwi EcoNet, the edible bale netting created by Southland farmer Grant Lightfoot, will be used for bales on one of King Charles’s farms in the UK. Speaking to Farmers Weekly, Lightfoot said he was in the UK earlier this year…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (565+ words) For Tiki Wine & Vineyards founder Royce McKean, regenerative farming is more than a set of practices; it is rooted in a Māori view of the relationship between people and the land – one he inherited from his mother, Hariata. “Her deeply-held…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (407+ words) A trip to Scotland has given three Manawatū agritourism advocates fresh ideas about how opening the farm gate could create new opportunities for farmers and rural communities. Fresh from the inaugural Global Agritourism Conference in Aberdeen, Romney Lane Homestead owners…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (300+ words) Dr Mike Currie has been awarded the 2026 Kiwifruit Innovation Award in recognition of his work developing orchard management tools and the commercialisation of new kiwifruit varieties. One of Currie’s most significant contributions has been helping develop and promote girdling as…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (437+ words) Building trust with Māori landowners, trusts and incorporations takes time, curiosity and a willingness to listen over kai or a cup of tea, a panel at the Institute of Rural Professionals Conference said. Those relationships are increasingly important as Māori…...