New Zealand producers' input and output prices fell in the second quarter of this year as dairy prices declined.

This year hasn't been kind to the US agricultural sector, just ask John Deere, the world's largest manufacturer of farming machinery.

The field of robotics has well and truly taken off in the past few decades, boosted by increasing innovation and a significant drop in the cost of materials.

A sharp reduction in Fonterra's milk price will put the squeeze on the industry and rural communities will feel the brunt of the economic impact.

A parliamentary inquiry into pig farming in New Zealand should be launched immediately.

Landcorp, New Zealand's largest corporate farmer, is having a serious look at milking sheep.