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NZ needs to flourish in international markets, MPI boss says

Half NZ's greenhouse gas emissions are from agriculture, here's how we stay in the game.

Agribusiness and Trade: Toolkit for reducing emissions

AgriZeroNZ is searching out latest technologies to meet climate change obligations.

Agribusiness and Trade: Breeding low-emitting dairy herds

NZ needs to continue to the most emissions-efficient producer of milk in the world.

Damien O’Connor: Dealing with a tectonic shift

OPINION: Adapting and innovating has formed the foundation of our standard of living.

Agriculture and Trade: Todd McClay - The world is not standing still

OPINION: New Zealand needs to reposition for different times ahead.

Farmers put off debt repayment as economic pressure tightens

Lower farmgate returns, shock milk price drop and rising costs bite bottom lines.

‘Expect a bloodbath’: Futures pricing suggests another weak dairy auction

Prices are expected to weaken further at latest Global Dairy Trade auction.

Farmers encouraged to nominate bulls for across-breed beef progeny test

Informing New Zealand Beef programme looking for Angus, Hereford and Simmental sires.

Desert oasis: How to grow three tonnes of lettuce a day where it’s as dry as dust

World's biggest vertical farm serving up fresh produce for Emirates passengers.

‘Cream of the crop’: 2023 Arable Awards finalists announced

“It’s going to be a fantastic and fun night honouring arable’s best and brightest.”

Kiwifruit growers' court appeal dismissed, rates hike here to stay

It concludes a two-and-a-half-year battle between orchardists and the council.

'Walk away': Australia’s farmers rubbish NZ-Europe free trade deal

EU deals show globalisation is not dead - but some sectors ask what difference that makes.

Te Puke well-represented at Bay of Plenty Young Grower contest

The contest takes place at Mount College next week, with a gala dinner in the evening.

Federated Farmers elects new president

Wayne Langford is a 40-year-old dairy farmer from Golden Bay,

Nearly 400,000 chickens reared in 7 weeks at huge Helensville farm

The farm is also the same one where 180,000 chickens died in 2019 after a power outage.

Opinion: Time to end the ag-sector procrastination

OPINION: Sustainability consultant calls on farmers to engage with climate mitigation.