Sally Murphy

The government and fertiliser co-op Ravensdown are investing $22 million to investigate how nitrogen loss could be reduced on farms.

Bobby calves are normally sent to the works at four days old, but delays at meat processors mean farmers might need to hang onto them longer this season.

A Taupō based dairy company with a point of difference is looking for 40 new farmer suppliers.

A trade negotiator involved in the just signed free trade deal with the European Union says New Zealand got the best possible deal.

A Hawke's Bay sheep and beef farmer is shocked her sped up video of a sheep muster has gone viral.

The soaring cost of energy such as coal and gas has led some indoor vegetable growers to turn off their heaters.

Australian researchers are optimistic a new control method could help protect sheep against deadly flystrike.

Fencing contractors say ordering materials two to three months in advance is now the new normal.

Sick of paying the high prices being asked for vegetables in supermarkets? Well, you could always join the growing army of people who have decided to grow their own.

Farmers are being hard hit by thunderstorms and stormy weather that is battering parts of the country.

Primary industry exports are on track to reach a record $52.2 billion for the current financial year.

Westland Milk will stop collecting milk from Gloriavale next week to coincide with the end of the current milking season.

Processing capacity at meat works around the country is returning to normal but a backlog remains.

Farmers hit hard by the Ashburton floods say their farms have recovered well and in some cases their pastures are better than before.

Celebrations are taking place today to mark 140 years since the first shipment of frozen New Zealand lamb landed in the UK.

A Southland saffron grower says yields are slightly down this year but the quality of the spice is very high due to dry conditions.

Growing interest among farmers in using drones has led a Southland catchment group to organise a field day to showcase the technology.

A New Zealand company is looking to more than treble its production of sunflower oil in response to global shortages.

Meat exporters are sending more product to the US to avoid delays at Shanghai Port caused by the city's strict Covid-19 lockdown.

Parliament's Primary Production Select Committee is split on whether live animal exports by sea should be banned.

The 10-year-old border collie was on a fishing trip with her owner when she went missing near a North Otago river.

Farmers will face increased costs for fertiliser as global demand is affected by import bans and tariff hikes imposed on Russia.

There are calls for the government to follow Australia's example so that it can finalise a free trade deal with India.

The application process for people to adopt wild horses from Kaimanawa Ranges has been extended in a bid to save more horses.

Arable farmers here are considering planting more milling wheat this autumn to help combat global shortages after Ukraine's wheat export ban led to a sharp rise in prices.