Alexa Cook

Fertiliser company Ballance has more than halved its farmer rebate and is distributing $46 million less than last year.

Pea growers could be compensated for the government's ban on pea growing and distribution after a pea weevil was found in the Wairarapa.

The New Zealand Pork Awards in Christchurch last night celebrated turning 100 percent New Zealand grown pork into bacon, ham and pork products.

Low milk prices and plummeting milk production are forcing many UK dairy farmers out of the industry, an analyst says.

Labour is being irresponsible by pointing farmers to OECD figures that show they won't break even for another three years, a farm enterprise specialist says.

Some winter calves are dropping earlier than expected - and it might be down to the sperm, Federated Farmers dairy chairman Andrew Hoggard says.

Wool brokers say, despite the first sale of the season being disappointing, suppliers shouldn't react too quickly by dumping large quantities into a fragile market.

Northland region has more than twice the national rate of parents who refuse vaccinations for their children, new research shows.

Prices have held steady in the global dairy auction overnight. Audio

Demand for manuka honey has boosted the value of farmland, with many properties doubling price over the past couple of years, a real estate firm says.

A Lincoln University student is researching whether phases of the moon affect the activity levels of nocturnal pests such as possums and rats.

A Northland beekeeper who says he had hundreds of hives poisoned and others stolen has accused police of failing to take action.

Staff from the Ministry of Primary Industries travelled to Europe to learn about velvetleaf and how New Zealand may be able to contain the outbreak.

Both an expert soil scientist and the president of Federated Farmers support "no-tillage" farming for its environmental benefits.

The extension of the deadline for a deal between Silver Fern Farms and Shanghai Maling could be a sign the Chinese company has lost interest, shareholders who oppose the deal say.

A farmer says Westland Milk Products backed out of a promise to pay a premium for winter milk - but the co-operative says it gave no such undertaking.

The deputy Prime Minister is unapologetic for labelling beneficiaries hired to work on farms as "pretty damned hopeless". Audio

A Northland beekeeper is still waiting for test results after losing 400 hives to suspected poisoning.

Wellington renters are being hit hard in the pocket, with prices hitting a record high average of $450 a week.

Medical sector colleagues have formed an industry group to address bullying in the workplace.

A female soldier charged with assault has denied strangling her friend but says she did push her by the throat with an open palm.

A chimpanzee at Wellington Zoo will need more surgery after she pulled out an ear plug that vets designed to save her hearing.

Māori men need to step up and be more supportive of Māori businesswomen, the Federation of Māori Authorities says.

A Bay of Plenty rūnanga is disappointed the region's council did not tell it Fonterra had spilt 11,000 litres of whey into the Rangitāiki River. Audio

A report released today highlights agricultural opportunities for Māori in the Manawatū-Whanganui region.