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Four Palmerston North households have had their rubbish and recycling under a spotlight as part of a waste minimisation study

For the second year running, Auckland business All Good Organics has been named one of the world's 144 most-ethically run businesses.

A Massey University scientist is calling for a reduction in the amount of fertiliser used on farms as a way of combatting the growing concentration of cadmium in the soil.

More than 150 farmers, Maori land owners, scientists, and representatives from government agencies and agri-businesses have signed up for the second national conference on biological farming, starting…

Those on both sides of the genetic modification debate in New Zealand are keenly awaiting the outcome of a court case in Western Australia, where an organic farmer is suing his neighbour.

Samoa's Women in Business Development is establishing what it calls a Farm to Table programme to link small organic farmers with local hotels and restaurants, and encourage the use of...

The new report into water quality that shows dairy farming is increasingly polluting the country's water has drawn a range of political responses.

The Minister of Agriculture in the Cook islands says growing organic produce is the way of the future. The Ministry is shifting its focus away from conventional farming which uses...

Vanilla growers in Niue say poor soil conditions and a labour shortage are hampering efforts to develop the industry. There is high interest in vanilla products from Niue with growers...

A report into the quality of groundwater in Canterbury shows some sources have unacceptable levels of nitrate. Of 289 wells tested late last year, 33 had nitrate leves higher than the acceptable level…

Hundreds of dung beetles that scientists believe improve soil health and pasture productivity are to be released on Tuesday on a South Wairarapa organic dairy farm - the first in the North Island.