Sally Murphy

The Environmental Protection Authority is considering phasing out the hydrogen cyanamide, used in a spray to produce bud break on kiwifruit.

We could be paying higher prices for tropical fruits like pineapples, melons and mangos this summer due to increasing freight costs.

There are concerns the vaccine rollout is lagging in rural areas with some farmers having to do three-hour round trips to get the jab.

An apple exporter says efforts to grow demand in India are proving fruitful with orders skyrocketing.

Dairy farmers trying to get workers in from overseas say they're having to get their children to help with work just to get by.

A Northland farmer grappling with feral dogs attacking her stock has managed to catch one and fit it with a GPS collar.

Conditions in Hawke's Bay are being described as extremely dry as farmers prepare for another warm, dry spring.

The boundary south of Auckland is the same one used in February this year and sits right in the middle of some vegetable growing operations and farms.

Sealord is still working to get exports from one of its processing plants into China, the company says.

Federated Farmers is working with the government around what would need to happen if a farmer gets Covid-19.

A group representing independent butchers fears some may not survive an extended lockdown operating under the current rules.

A Pukekohe vegetable grower says with independent fruit and vege stores unable to open his crops will be left in the ground to rot.

Ministry for Primary Industries officials and the Agriculture Minister held a meeting with more than 180 primary sector leaders this morning to discuss the alert-level 4 lockdown.

A range of factors are contributing to the price of fertilisers going up - freight costs, food demand, international competition - and more.

Gellert Nursery owner Steve Gellert says they've sought help from growers around the world and sent samples to labs in Europe for testing - but the problem remains a mystery.

A PhD student who has come up with a solution to deal with a tomato plant pest is hoping more large scale greenhouses will try it to prove its success.

Industry group Beef and Lamb NZ is asking the government to crack down on the amount of farm land being turned into carbon forestry.

Despite the dairy industry being about 2000 workers short only 54 farmers have applied to bring in workers in from overseas.

Authorities working to contain a tomato plant disease are hopeful exports can resume to some countries before the season starts in October.

Canterbury anglers will only be able to catch two sea-run salmon a season from October instead of two a day.

The New Zealand Veterinary Association says it has had plenty of interest from vets overseas wanting to come here to fill the labour shortage.

A farmer in the Canterbury high country still cleaning up after last month's flood is worried the bridge which connects them to the rest of the world could be washed away.

The animal health agency working to eradicate TB in the Hawkes Bay has gained access to two large forestry blocks in order to cull possums.

Dairy workers with exemptions to enter New Zealand will not likely be able to get into the country for months.

An animal welfare advocate expects to visit Southland to monitor winter grazing practices again this year.