Legislation to revive New Zealand’s $374m live animal export trade is delayed in Cabinet. Associate Agriculture Minister ...

After losing $60,000 worth of calves, a Dannevirke farmer calls for cows to be microchipped, saying ear tags are too easy to ...

OPINION: While academic freedom allows academics to speak out freely, it's not a license to make outrageous statements.

Kiwis are wasting less food, cutting NZ’s annual food waste bill to $3b, down from $3.2b in 2023, according to the 2025 ...

Fonterra’s sale of its consumer dairy brands signals its failure to compete globally. What this means for NZ brands, ...

DairyNZ’s plantain programme shows up to 26% reduction in nitrogen leaching, giving NZ farmers a low-cost, science-backed ...

ANZ agri economist Matt Dilly says milk prices for 2025/26 are forecast around $10/kgMS, well above DairyNZ’s break-even of ...

Former NZ Speaker of the House and academic Sir Lockwood Smith warns that academic freedom is vital to democracy but risks ...

New livestock movement restrictions start Oct 1 in Central Otago to control bovine TB spread from infected possums. Farmers ...

NZ farmer confidence has risen to its 2nd highest level in a decade, Rabobank’s Rural Confidence Survey shows. Optimism ...

Environment Southland rejects claims from Southland farmers that they were invoiced up to $4000 for winter grazing compliance ...

Southland farmers say winter grazing inspections highlight confusion over buffer rules. Calls grow for Environment Southland to rebuild trust and ...