Stories by Alexa Cook

West Coast farmers are picking up the pieces after ex-cyclone Fehi left paddocks ruined, fences ripped out, and trees down.

Farmers will need to make careful business decisions, but the agricultural sector will likely have another profitable year, Rabobank says.

The Westland dairy factory has ground to a halt because of powers cuts, and says some farmers will have to dump milk.

The multi-million dollar Karaka yearling sale has undergone a makeover this year in the hope that international buyers will stay longer and spend more. Video, Audio

New figures have revealed New Zealand's rural land market is inconsistent and volatile.

Farmers are frustrated that the government has changed the way it releases information about the cattle disease outbreak.

A new farm in South Canterbury has tested positive for the cattle disease, mycoplasma bovis.

Southland farmers have formed a new support group to help the region deal with the ongoing cattle disease outbreak.

One of the country's largest farming stations expects to lose about $1 million because of the harsh summer.

Farmers are sending stock to slaughter early because the dry weather means they don't have enough feed.

Federated Farmers wants the massive Molesworth Station retained as a working farm as DOC calls for public opinion about how it should be managed.

Many Hawke's Bay farmers' concerns about how mycoplasma bovis spreads have been put at ease after the information session with officials in Napier last night.

The government is waiting for the UK to respond to a trade proposal asking for it not to split red meat quotas during Brexit negotiations.

Hundreds of farmers packed the Winton hall to overflowing in Southland to learn more about the spread of a cattle disease to their region.

The weather and election stress are factors in a spate of suspected farmer suicides in recent weeks, New Zealand Young Farmers chief executive says.

The wine industry has had a bumper year and there's optimisim about further export growth.

Farmers aren't keeping good enough stock movement records and it's slowing down efforts to track the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis, Federated Farmers says.

Researchers are planning to test growth hormone injections on pregnant women after successful trials on sheep.

Southland farmers are feeling nervous about stock infected with the cattle disease potentially having been moved around the district.

Farmers are "stunned" the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis has made it to Hawke's Bay, a Hastings dairy farmer and rural community board member says. Audio

New Zealand's largest sheep meat processor, Alliance Group, is working overtime to keep up with an influx of sheep and lambs due to farmers off loading stock in preparation for a long dry summer.

A small business in rural Hawke's Bay is cashing in on global demand for its health and beauty ingredients made out of animal by-products such as placentas, brains, and eyes. Video, Audio

MPI's forecast for primary sector exports has fallen by $265 million, partly driven by the weakening of global dairy markets.

Otorohanga District Council are against resource consent being granted for a $230 million dairy factory which locals are worried will threaten wildlife.