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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.

Local Focus: Millions of pink moths coming to backyards

Scientists are planning mass airdrops of sterile moths. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Tim Deane: Technology, expertise, power up Agri exports

Food will be at the forefront of export-led recovery

Local Focus: 'It has been a hell of a drag', farmers look forward to the end of lockdown

Covid-19 seen as a chance to improve agriculture's image. Made with funding by NZ On Air.

Wage subsidy rorts? Agriculture Minister wants tighter control

Agriculture Minister acts on concerns about big wage subsidy claims in sector.

Local Focus: Apple orchards' big leap

Apple productivity makes a giant leap. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Wood processors running out of logs

Wood processors are hoping for a quick return to harvesting next week.

Local Focus: Apple industry immune to virus

Apple industry says fruit selling well overseas. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

The race to save the banana from extinction

Bananas are the fourth most important food crop globally.