Monique Steele

Carbon farming on productive land under the Emissions Trading Scheme was driving the significant reduction in livestock numbers.

Around 6000 farms were estimated to qualify for a $1500 reimbursement for an on-farm emissions reduction tool this season.

And what management changes are the Regional Council considering? Audio

The head of the silt removal programme after Cyclone Gabrielle is drawing "eerie" similarities with Nelson Tasman floods.

Around 30 local farmers had been dealing with the Tasman District Council for years on ways to mitigate bank erosion and flood protection in the area.

Staff at the Ministry for Primary Industries are visiting flood-affected farms in Nelson Tasman to check on the wellbeing of animals and farmers.

Things are getting sticky for the country's honey sector, as the lack of a united voice for the country's thousands of producers, beekeepers and exporters continues to sting its leaders.

Australia have recently revealed widespread exploitation of primary industries workers, but New Zealand may be facing the same crisis.

Work to bolster flood resilience along the Motueka River came too late for one flood-hit Tasman farmer who lost dozens of hectares of farmland to the stopbank-bursting river.

Rural services company PGG Wrightson has acquired local animal health company Nexan Group for $20 million in a move the listed company says will keep production of key farm products in New Zealand.

Jake Linklater won the prestigious award in his hometown of Christchurch.

It comes as the science sector overhaul came into effect officially on Tuesday. Audio

Court documents showed the sale featured incorrect descriptions about the herd size and milk production at the 105 hectare site near Hokitika.

Meat plants across Aotearoa are struggling to match low volumes of livestock coming through with staffing levels.

The agriculture and horticulture sector will see the largest-ever intergenerational transfer of wealth, with farm assets estimated to be worth $150b.

Zespri was expecting another record crop for the 2025/26 season.

Hunters around North Canterbury have their eyes on the target to help feed around 8000 residents in need each month with donated venison meat.

The company uses sheepskins diverted from waste.

"New Zealand does not have a deforestation issue," Trade Minister Todd McClay says.

Madagascar ragwort is highly invasive and can poison livestock.

Farmers are being urged to tell agricultural pilots about flight hazards on their farms, after a near-miss between a pilot and a radio tower that runs electronic farming systems.

The country's seed and grain sectors are hoping to empower the wāhine who make up about a third of its workforce.

The centre in Wairarapa was put into liquidation seven years ago.

Those in the agriculture sector who can afford to buy new farm equipment are feeling buoyed by the government's new tax incentive.

New Zealand scientists studying a complex fungal disease that affects sheep have made a scientific breakthrough.