Stories by Monique Steele

A North Canterbury farmer says installing 200 hectares of solar panels on his farm would be a win-win situation.

New figures from Stats NZ show Māori farms are much larger than the average, and they are running a lot more stock.

Extreme weather and the spread of disease have seen some North Island olive growers ditch harvesting altogether this season.

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Zespri's chief executive said the legal action was a significant step in protecting the investment made by New Zealand producers in developing the licensed kiwifruit varieties.

Growers have been out since early June harvesting the fungi, but wet weather has hampered progress.

Federated Farmers is asking the government to consider bringing back a wool levy, 14 years after farmers booted it out.

A climate change scientist is urging farmers to plan for the long term with more adverse weather cycles front of mind.

Farming groups have concerns about incoming freshwater farm plans - as new regulation seeks to reduce the impact farming has on the country's waterways.

The arrangement with importer Grand Farm will expand the presence of Alliance Group lamb, mutton, beef and venison further into southern China.

Both strawberry lovers and growers may struggle to get their hands on new plant supplies this year.

It has taken nearly two-and-a-half years for the Environmental Protection Authority to decide if a feed supplement promising to slash a cow's methane output should enter the New Zealand market.

While the government scrambles to develop methane-mitigating tools for farmers, the private sector is drumming up its own solutions.

FMG has settled nearly half of all Cyclone Gabrielle-related claims.

Horsepower is being put to the test in the much-loved tractor pull competition at Fieldays in Waikato this week.

Business advisory firm KPMG is urging agribusiness leaders to have optimism about the future.

Federated Farmers has released its policy rewind wishlist for the next government, after the election.

Fertiliser co-operative Ballance Agri-Nutrients is batting away the possibility of job losses as farmers resist paying red-hot global commodity prices.

An environmental advocate says it's hard to get a clear answer on the extent to which climate change is taken into account on consents.

The Bells have embarked on an 1100km journey up the country to start their next chapter in Raglan.

A Waikato dairy farm is getting behind a new initiative to help cafes cut down on the use of single-use milk bottles by the thousands each year.

A methane vaccine for cattle, sheep and deer could be a breakthrough tool for farmers to reduce emissions - but it is still at least a decade away.

Stats NZ's new Agricultural Production Census for 2022 reveals the national flock has dropped two percent on the year before, to 25.3 million sheep in June 2022.

A rural lender says a profitable few years will pull agri-businesses through - but not all of them.

The largest vehicle training provider in Waikato is calling for a better health and safety culture on farms.