Stories by Alexa Cook

Farmers in the hill country and foothills of Mid and North Canterbury are in the firing line.

Consumption of dairy products in Asia is lacklustre, but a drop in China's milk production will be good news for New Zealand, a visiting Chinese dairy analyst says.

An 87-year-old retired sheep breeder has won an award for his contribution to the sheep industry.

The government wants better performance from Landcorp but is not looking at selling the state-owned enterprise, despite a review's recommendation.

A court has found a contractor who two dairy farming brothers were trying to sue for $300,000 worth of damages to their silage crop was not at fault.

Ten global dairy industry organisations, including one from New Zealand, are fighting for Canada to remove milk policies they say are depressing milk prices.

The popularity of golden kiwifruit is predicted to drive growth in the industry in the coming decades, a report says.

The confidence of New Zealand farmers is now at its highest recorded level since the Rabobank survey began 14 years ago.

Scientists say they've developed a process for authenticating a West Australian honey as having medicinal properties to rival manuka - but the New Zealand Mānuka industry says it's misleading

A scientific breakthrough with merino sheep genetics will give farmers on flat land the ability to farm high value merino without the headache of footrot disease.

The Murray family in Clarence Valley have had their first big bull sale since the earthquake in November.

A new technique that could be used to eradicate pests like mice and wasps has just been proven in the laboratory on fruit flies.

The government is forecasting primary sector exports to grow by over 9 percent in the coming year to $41 billion.

The mental health of New Zealand's rural communities is at a tipping point, a mental health expert says.

The dairy industry has revealed a plan to try and reduce greenhouse gasses on dairy farms.

Federated Farmers has withdrawn its appeal over the Environment Court's Mackenzie Basin decision.

A farming group questioned about the spending of earthquake relief money says all of the funds have been spent helping the farming community get back on their feet.

Questions are being asked about how more than $30,000 raised by a Facebook group for farmers for Kaikōura earthquake relief has been spent.

With the feijoa season drawing to a close one farmer in Waikato says he has 40 percent less fruit than last year.

Waterfowl can be poisoned if they eat lead-based shotgun ammunition, and the Fish and Game Council has voted to phase it out.

Dairy farmers are being warned to be careful not to spread pests and diseases as they move between farms next week.

Zespri has more than doubled its full-year net profit despite a challenging season for green varieties of kiwifruit.

A pay-out of $6.15/kg of milk solids this season will give farmers an extra $3.5bn compared to last season, says Fonterra.

Bay of Plenty farmers are criticising the government's response to rural flooding from Cyclone Debbie.

New Zealand hop production is down by about 10 percent, at a time when a boom in craft beer breweries is pushing up demand.