What makes a good leader? Good people reckons Sir Graeme Harrison.

Taupō farmers Mike and Sharon Barton are suitably modest about their inclusion in a new glossy book featuring 15 of the best

The Fed Farmers Rural Security Spokesperson discusses poaching and the devastating effects it has on rural NZ.

Federated Farmers Dairy Chair Andrew Hoggard caught up with Dom George to talk all things dairy.

Olympic pole vault bronze medalist Eliza McCartney has joined Beef + Lamb New Zealand's Iron Maidens.

Dog attacks and kills sheep in Northland

Opposition frustration is mounting over any signs of progress on a top level inquiry into the Government's controversial Saudi sheep

Feral sheep are under threat but Wimbledon farmer Brian Hales is showcasing what these exotic breeds have to offer. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Feral sheep are under threat but Wimbledon farmer Brian Hales is showcasing what these exotic breeds have to offer. Made with funding from NZ on Air

Alliance Group chairman Murray Taggart discusses the highs and lows of the sheep meat industry

Amazing tastes of the exotic, eels in the wetland, a display of endangered, rare and unique creatures found on Brian Hales' Wimbledon

A slump in dairy and beef exports and higher than expected imports have left a $1.26 billion trade deficit...

New Zealand's trade deficit widened to the biggest monthly gap since September 2014 as dairy and meat exports slumped in August. The

New Zealand wool prices generally advanced at the country's latest weekly auction, which featured the greatest number of bales on

Our freelance rural commentator comments on Silver Fern Farms, Fonterra, global warming and teaching townies to grow veges.

Rain, the promise of grass growth and finishers with contracts to fill meant store lambs were fully firm on last week at Stortford

A Central Otago plane crash near the Poolburn Reservoir in 2014 that killed the pilot and seriously injured two passengers was caused

We give the Silver Fern Farms Chairman the opportunity to refute Winston's claims that the Shanghai Maling deal could see SFF jilted at the altar!

We ask the 2011 Young Farmer of the Year if he knows where the 500 missing Mid Canterbury cows are?

We catch up with shearing royalty as the countdown continues to the World Shearing and Woolhandling Champs in Invercargill next February 9-11.

Mr Loe chats to The Country about the price of lamb for the coming season and the state of Springbok rugby.

Most wool types eased in price in the North Island sale last week, despite an easing in the value of the New Zealand dollar.

Preliminary findings from a five-year study on the use of quality beef sires has confirmed the potential benefits to dairy farmers

Cattle, or rather the lack of them, were the story of August at Stortford Lodge. A number of factors have come together to create

A very good line-up of heavy prime lambs was offered at the Balclutha sale last week, to good demand, and sold well. The yarding

Watch: A primary school north of Auckland has seen its roll surge in recent weeks with the opening of an unusual daycare.

Farming is often a numbers game driven by supply and demand and this season is shaping up as a juggling act, with sheep farmers battling

We ask ASB's rural economist, the man we've affectionately coined Pollyanna Penny, if he now prefers to be called 'The Oracle' following another good GDT auction result.

Jamie Mackay has nicknamed ANZ's rural economist "The Grim Reaper". Could this name be justified or does Con Williams have positive vibes for the rural economy?

Our Roving North Island Farming Ambassador talks sheep farming, footy and the weather.