Hawk's trays are used by NZ & Australian producers to export apples and avocados globally.

OPINION: Computers are all good but there's something more tactile about a physical diary.

"I was surprised to see such a number of unhealthy sheep on such excellent grass".

OPINION: Whether you say eggplant or aubergine, Kem Ormond's got you covered.

"Why are there so many accidents with tractors on farms?" Rotorua Morning Post, 1950.

Bill Scott was ahead of the game in the berry-growing world.

OPINION: Kem Ormond is busy with onion seed trays & preparing the ground for strawberries.

The Hawke’s Bay Tribune published a handy guide to wool terminology in 1934.

Opinion: Even if you don't like persimmons, the tree can be a real talking piece.

Roads were built for traffic, "consisting largely of slow-moving horse-drawn vehicles".

“Orchard Gin” is crafted with pear, kawakawa, and a hint of nutmeg.

Opinion: A glasshouse or a tunnel house, which suits your needs?

"New Zealand has to-day 40 pigs for every 1000 cows, an increase of 10% in seven years."

Andrea Coleman knows a thing or two about composting. Kem Ormond finds out more.

OPINION: They may be unattractive and difficult, but that doesn't mean they're not tasty.

By 1937, New Zealand flax seeds were used to establish a farm in "Charleton", England.

Harakeke holds significant cultural importance at Quaker Settlement

Opinion: Yams are New Zealand’s little pink morsels of sweetness.

"Its barrel alone weighs more than nine tons, and its gear box weighs three tons 6cwt."

Floc panels, made in Christchurch, adhere like wallpaper, with natural adhesive.

Opinion: A worm farm and nutrients are a great combination for the vegetable garden.

1930s starlings attacked hawks and stole from letterboxes, but they still had fans.

The trust's mission is to find the best foods in the world for human health.

Mandy Steel peels 20kg of horseradish by hand, four days a week.

"Even Wainui Beach experienced a frost."

Opinion: Want to know the sure sign your kūmara are ready to be harvested? Read on.

Opinion: Be brave and give lettuce soup a go, you may get a real surprise.

"Southland sportsmen claim that North Island stores have received ample supplies."

Opinion: A garden retreat in winter? Why not build a shed close to your vegetable patch?

"We trace the abolition of ploughing matches to jealousy of local ploughing associations."

Opinion: Kem Ormond looks into the boxthorn hedge and the inventive methods to tackle it.

Ted Lewis served as a war artist during WWII, capturing scenes in Italy and Egypt.

OPINION: Make the most of your limited patch with high-return vegetables.

"The aircraft which had arrived in New Zealand would be assembled shortly."

The Egg Project near Himatangi Beach is a family-run organic chicken farm.

Opinion: Red cabbage has always been a firm favourite with me.

"It is hardly possible now to obtain the splendid even lines of merino ewes."

Brooke Atkinson won the 2025 NZ Rookie Barrel Racing and All-Around Champion titles.

It was Dillon's fourth win in the conventional section at the championships.

Opinion: Daylight saving means less time to potter in the vegetable garden in the evening.

Canterbury shows NZ settlers the "practicability of establishing ostrich farms".

"This novel method of mustering attracted considerable attention from passers-by."

OPINION: Kem Ormond on the benefits of both varieties and which is best for your garden.

Alison Ross is weaving blankets using Taranaki-grown wool in Hāwera.

My Raw Pet will offer nutritionist-designed pet food and weigh-ins for dogs.

Opinion: Time to curl up by the fire with a good pile of gardening books by your side.

One farmer made £55 off a giant pine felled on a Pākōwhai farm in 1924.

Brunswick School shows how learning, growing, and caring for the environment can be fun.

Opinion: I have always had this saying, “A house is not a home without a lemon tree".

“If this goes on, in 10 years there will be 100,000 acres devoted to thistle."

KMR is NZ's largest harbour restoration initiative and second-largest catchment group.

If a sheep was not shown in its natural colour "it was not worthy of being shown at all".

"Agriculture is far from being a sunset industry".

Opinion: Kem Ormond is stripping her garden of produce before winter arrives.

Kem Ormond's three days at Blue Duck Station were truly something special.

Opinion: Usually used in desserts, I can’t imagine serving rhubarb up with my peas.

Waikato BOP Young Farmer grand finalist takes on The Country's Fast Five.

"The truck, travelling at a slow speed, failed to balance and completely capsized."

Wool has played a significant role in Woodville's local economy and town life.

Nigel Ogle has transformed an old cheese factory into Tawhiti Museum in Hāwera.

OPINION: If your garden isn’t under snow, you can continue to plant and sow all winter.

"The remains of at least a dozen moas were unearthed by a farmer recently."

Jack Courtman wants to own his own herd of Herefords one day.

Opinion: Well-organised gardeners can be rewarded with carrots almost all year round.

Some farmers ran foul of the Shearers Accommodation Bill of 1919.

Maniototo sheep and beef farmer keen on others to have a "celebratory chop" on Saturday.

Opinion: It's time to start thinking about autumn - and even winter.

Three Fates recently released its 2024 chenin blanc, a familial collaboration.

Opinion: Kem Ormond battles oxalis, convolvulus and veldt grass.

"People seldom tame eels for pets, but a Buller family has done just that."

Emile Siers-Jamieson launched REGEN+ to create supplements from beef cattle by-products.

Nourished for Nil runs seven services a week, serving up to 450 people daily.

The Bennik family farms 216,000 layers across various sites in New Zealand.

"The King ... wearing a waistcoat of that glossy fur, has caused a boom in moleskins."

Opinion: Wow, this summer is shaping up to be a wonderful growing season.

Michael and Susie Woodward run 250 Angora goats alongside dairy cows at Cowgora Hills.

Opinion: This hardy perennial plant is easy to grow and is cold and drought-tolerant.