New Zealand’s apple and pear industry has surpassed $1 billion in orchard gate returns (OGR) for the first time. Two years on ...

With less than a week to go before submissions close on the Government’s controversial Gene Technology Bill, two agribusiness ...

Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc in Hawke's Bay causing massive damage to NZ's largest apple growing region. The ...

Horticulture Minister Nicola Grigg says she takes her hat off to all NZ growers for the hard yards they have put in over the ...

Following several years of pain, farmers and growers are facing a decent upswing in commodity prices, say economists. The ...

OPINION: Science funding for the bulwark of the nation, agriculture, is in a parlous state and less taxpayer money is shelled out for it every year.

Brydon Nisbet, the president of Hawke's Bay Fruit Growers Federation, says the mood of growers in Hawke's Bay is quite upbeat because ...

The Director General of MPI, Ray Smith, says the growth in the kiwifruit sector is a massive bounce back. In MPI's latest outlook report, ...

OPINION: The New Year is well underway, and in January the first grapes of the new vintage were harvested in Northland. So, another year begins.

OPINION: A common refrain last year was 'survive 'til 25', including from those in New Zealand's wine industry facing rising costs, ...

Organising a premium Pinot Noir conference against the backdrop of an economic downturn and the decline in global wine sales is a tough business.

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is bolstering its frontline applications teams in a bid to reduce the timeframe for new product ...