It is the third fatal forestry accident in this district this year, and the second in New Zealand in a week. A 20-year-old man died in a forest accident in …

Robin Grieve is chairman of Pastural Farming Climate Research Inc. Two reports, one by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Jan …

Vertical farming, or indoor farming as it is sometimes called, builds on the … Just as the axe handle allowed the human race to prevail, New Zealand …

Derby College’s Broomfield Hall has topped the Landex UK league tables for … a wide range of land-based programmes including Agriculture, Arboriculture, … Landex, the UK organisation representing the interests of land-based …

Take the production of pears in Argentina (many pears in the UK come from Argentina). Artificial fertiliser and pesticides are used in the cultivation of …

He said cattle prices in our main export market in the UK are the equivalent of €4.42/kg including VAT, as reported by the ADHB (Agriculture and …

In August the volume traded on the dairy derivatives market of European Energy Exchange (EEX) already surpassed the total volume traded in 2016.

Serious pollution incidents in the UK from dairy, poultry and pig farms are now a weekly occurrence, leading to damage to wildlife, fish, farm livestock …

NFU MUTUAL already insures nearly three-quarters of the UK’s farmers … students who have the potential to become agriculture’s future leaders.”.

DESPITE the reported shortage of fruits in Davao City, a city councilor is still optimistic about catering to agricultural export interests. In an interview …

Chinese buyers are clamoring for American foods, from craft beer to fruit … Jamie Clover Adams, director of the Michigan Department of Agriculture …

And, in a real “putting lipstick on a pig” story, UK farm minister, George Eustice was proclaiming a great future for Britain’s pork producers after a £200 …

At not one point did I hear any positive comment of the actions of the farming community in New Zealand. But interestingly none of the photos depicted …

I have now travelled the world through a Nuffield Scholarship, become a trustee of Care Farming UK and helped to influence and direct government …

The likes of the Greens, Greenpeace and Forest and Bird in the red corner, with the Nats, New Zealand First, Federated Farmers and Irrigation New …

Police investigate ‘sudden death’ in remote Gisborne forestry area … Police say emergency services were called shortly after 2.30pm to a forestry area …

The independent study analysed the impact of three different post-Brexit trade scenarios on agricultural commodity prices in the UK, the volumes …

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Beijing is also supporting investments in energy resources exploration, agriculture, along with ones that advance China’s technical abilities and …

Bach owner Gail Earle, of Nelson, said it was a miracle nobody was home, while the forestry block manager said he had never heard of anything like it …

Education in agriculture was another key topic of discussion, with talks on … Do you think a $20,000 council business trip to China is valuable?

Fonterra is banking on a diverse product mix and a more open relationship with farmers to help it grow in Australia. But it has warned that farmgate …

This weekend, roads around the Coromandel-Colville and Mercury Bay wards will be used for the Coromandel Gold Rush Rally of NZ. The forestry …

Today The Country celebrates the life of New Zealand’s most famous farmer, Sir Colin Meads. Sir Colin passed away on Sunday after a battle with …

SHADOW Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon has unleashed an …. “I say to all those out there working so hard in Australia’s agriculture sector and in …

Fonterra Australia managing director Rene Dedoncker explains strategy for Australia at press conference at opening on Stanhope factory new cheese …

Hawera contract milker Blair Young in a waterlogged paddock. Persistent rain through July and August has left Taranaki dairy farms drenched.

If the UK really wants to avoid custom checks at the border, then they will have to be ready to compromise on their post-Brexit trade ambitions with third …

Csiro and Ruralco have announced a partnership that will see the latest digital technology, including drones and long-range sensing, applied to …

Australian farmers develop special drones to keep track of livestock … including drones and long-range sensing, applied to Australian agriculture.

In broadly regulating such “irrational” acquisitions of assets, Chinese … research and development, oil and mining exploration, agriculture and fishing.

Manawatu dairy farmer Peter Bailey has discovered the merits of shortening his calving period in a trial that is believed to be a New Zealand first.

QDO recognises the latest Senate Economics Committee Report on investigations into Australian Dairy and the Australian Milk Market as a positive …

The farm entered the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in … In September 2016, Gull New Zealand joined forces with Nuhiti Q to help …

The poor reproductive performance of New Zealand’s dairy herd is costing farmers tens of thousands of dollars every year, a Taranaki vet says.

Next Farming story: … NZ art sales breaking records … latest editions of NZFarmer, NZDairyFarmer, AgTrader and our regional farming publications.

Winners of the inaugural Silver Fern Farms Pasture to Plate Youth Scholarships. From left: Zac Johnston, Hugh Jackson, Nicole Harvey, Grace Van …

The purpose of the meeting and continuation of his presentation was to explain the Labour Party’s intention to impose a tax on irrigation in NZ with the …

Nicky Hyslop: Irrigation NZ Chair – The analysis undertaken by IrrigationNZ has compared irrigated areas with river quality data for swimming by …

Canterbury arable farmer David Clark laments a ‘very nasty’ election … the Labour Party’s intention to impose a tax on irrigation in NZ with the intent of …

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has forecast a 60% rise in Australian cherry production in …

China has expressed interest in importing citrus from Zimbabwe, and a quarantine delegation is in the country to inspect citrus farms to see if they …

NZ racing mourns passing of rugby great Colin Meads … Meads was born on a sheep farm near Te Kuiti, and Meads credits the farming lifestyle for his …

20: UK-based energy efficiency services firm – Cenergist – is rolling out its … product that will be used in agriculture and municipal water supply systems. … The company is also looking to distribute LED bulbs in the UK through a …

Farming smart to raise farm output … In Mwala, Machakos County, Juliana Musuki grows Chinese cabbages and arrowroots in shallow pits behind her …

Meanwhile, the South Australian government continues to lobby for a … from overland flow entitlements owned by Eastern Australian Agriculture.

Wools of New Zealand director Lucy Griffiths spends some time on the farm in Invercargill with her mother Elizabeth Cruickshank. Photos: supplied.

The McArthur family (from left) Ayden (20), Nicholas (18), Madi (16), Kaye and Steve on the last day of the McArthur’s Berry Farm stall at the Otago …

… imposition of sanctions on Russia in response to its land grab in Ukraine, cutting off a once-robust export market for European dairy farmers in 2014.

The fallout from the trade war has affected the importation of EU-sourced meat, poultry, dairy, fish and other foodstuffs. Irish-Russian trade has been hit …