Steven Joyce: Can't see the food for the trees
Govt's bid to trim emissions will hit Kiwi farmers — but won't reduce climate change.
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Economists warn of higher food prices from farm emissions scheme
Extra costs will be passed on to consumers, economists say
Hawke's Bay growers dodge harsh frost but danger not over yet
Low temperatures in Hawke's Bay have kept growers on high alert for damaging frosts.
Changes would see Pacific families struggle to afford a pig - community leader
Proposed changes to pig farming could make it harder to buy a whole pig for events.
Fonterra to spend up to $50m to support flagging share price
Dairy co-operative plans to buy back its own shares from June 30.
New questions about the freshwater impact of NZ dairy farming
NZ has highest per capita take of water for agriculture among OECD.
Whanganui: stink at meatworks came from helping hand
Affco says an odour problem was due to taking on extra rendering.
Opinion: US trade reveals a path to tackling NZ's productivity challenge
Jordan Small says our decades-old productivity challenge continues to hold all of us back.
Missing honey mystery - up to 80 kilos vanishes from Hawke's Bay hives
EIT beekeepers are buzzing after honey and wax disappears.
Editorial: Cheers to the dairy farmers
Tourism looks set for another hard year, so good dairy industry news is welcome.
Plans revealed for $18m new apple orchard in Napier
A new apple orchard has been planted on the outskirts of Napier to grow a popular brand.
Cushing family cash in $2.4m worth of PGG Wrightson shares
The Cushing family has had long association with the rural services firm.
Damages reduced to $12m against grower who smuggled kiwifruit into China
Billions of dollars of future exports at risk by the actions of a Bay of Plenty grower.
Indevin signs conditional agreement to buy Villa Maria
Settlement of the sale is due on August 31.
Acclaimed film director James Cameron laments NZ's worker shortage
The filmmaker was unable to expand his vegetable growing business due to staff shortages.
Small Business: Multi-purpose farm on mission to prove farming can be eco-friendly
Adrian Townsend talks growing its Northland hub from 800ha to 2500ha.
Business Hub: 42 Below founder, outgoing Savor chair Geoff Ross on his next chapter
Geoff Ross reveals passion project that required him to step down from Savor.
Grape shortage: 'Worst in at least a decade' says Pernod Ricard boss
Bryan Fry says winemaker is working through industry-wide supply issues.
Lewis Rd Creamery owner to get loan discounts for hitting environmental farming targets
The BNZ loan is the first to provide financial incentives to a farming business.
Opinion: The next frontier for more climate-friendly cows
How genomics could help with the fight against climate change.
The Spinoff: Can you really make $400 a day picking cherries?
Is orchard work really that lucrative?
Pacific workers could be too late for Central Otago orchards
The region's cherries could ripen before workers arrive to pick them, mayor says.
Remarkables Station gifted to trust for 'all New Zealanders to enjoy'
The 'beautifully presented' 900ha property has been in the Jardine family for a century.
Chocolate milk turns to gold: Lewis Road Creamery sold
Owner of farms in Canterbury and Waikato takes full control of milk and butter brand.
Teuila Fuatai: Orchard scheme needs a thorough prune
OPINION: We have fantastic fruit pickers. Why don't we look after them properly?
Former All Black's end of an era with Silver Fern Farms
Lyn Jaffray has been with the meat processing company for 48 years.
Sirma Karapeeva: Why it's critical for NZ to reject protectionism
The red meat industry is New Zealand's second largest goods exporter.
Board candidate questions FMG's reinsurance
Former Lloyd's of London regulator questions FMG's reinsurance in push for board seat.
Silence of the trees: Why the rise of forestry has farmers worried
The rise and rise of forestry is causing friction in rural areas.
CropLogic put into voluntary administration
The company struggled to recapitalise after its crop failed.
Brent Melville: The zombie dairy company that is Mataura Valley
Mataura Valley has yet to nail down any large nutritional orders.
Farm fraud: He claimed 3m caged eggs were free-range
Exclusive: 'Our goal is for the Frank Chens of this world to be unable to operate.'
Election 2020: Taskforce to speed up agritech
A joint government and industry taskforce to help commercialise agritech sector.
Govt announces 'ambitious' agritech plans
Phil Twyford and Damien O'Connor are at Zespri's head office in Tauranga.