The Seed Industry Research Centre (SIRC) is as much about growing human talent and capability as improving production technologies.The new entity is a collaboration between seed companies and the Foundation for Arable Research (FAR)…

A special brand of milk containing the same amount of lactose as conventional cow’s milk prevents some symptoms of dairy intolerance and eases others, New Zealand research has suggested.Sold mostly in Australia, New Zealand, China,…

It is the third time Hawke’s Bay has hosted the New Zealand Royal A & P Show and fittingly the Supreme Pig of the show also has her own royal connection.At just 3 months old, Windy Willows Mabel the 10th had a close encounter with…

Teamwork – and good grapes – were key in producing this year’s Best Student Wine.Kaoru Mizuguchi, Hyota Sato, Chris Borain and Yuji Masuo were all studying at Eastern Institute of Technology when they made their 4 Little Pigs Merlot…

Hard work, quality and a good site were all factors in creating this year’s wine awards’ champion blend.The Te Awa Single Estate Gimblett Gravels Hawke’s Bay Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 took out Champion Wine of Show at the Hawke’s…

Passion and warmth are the key components needed for an award-winning cellar door, according to Church Road Winery visitor centre team leader Mitch Hyndman.The Taradale winery was named Cellar Door of the Year at the Hawke’s Bay…

For leading winemaker and judge Rod Easthope there is one word that has emerged in terms of describing Hawke’s Bay wines of recent vintage.It is “pedigree”.In the wake of four superb vintages and the widespread production of globally…

Local farmers are staying upbeat about the change in government and taking the “time will tell” approach.The likely axing of a proposed water irrigation tax was welcomed by those spoken to by the Rotorua Daily Post while possible…

There seems to be a link between “highly mechanised” dairy farming and the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, Ministry for Primary Industries technical liaison officer Victoria Barrell says.She was speaking at a public meeting to…

Clamping down on property and farm sales to foreign buyers would hurt New Zealand’s economy, says one expert.Labour and New Zealand First have agreed to restrict sales of residential land and farmland to citizens, permanent residents…