Agriculture

With crystal clear water bubbling up under the farm shed and a cap on livestock numbers on his Taupo property, there was nothing for it but to start making beer with a hairy beast on the label. When… Audio

The battle for control of Papua New Guinea's largest coffee plantation has escalated into guerilla warfare. Audio

Researchers have found it's possible to produce milk and cheese in a highly environmentally friendly way without losing money. Audio

Beekeepers are facing pressures as prices drop, because more commercial beekeepers are entering the market. Those in the industry say the 'gold rush' for manuka honey is partly to blame. Audio

On the eve of the 2019 New Zealand Agricultural Show dozens of exhibitors are preparing their cattle at the A & P Showgrounds in Christchurch. As well as showing her own cows and calves, agricultural… Audio

Visiting Canadian professor Robert Hackett is currently in the country as a short-term Visiting Canterbury Fellow at the University of Canterbury's Erskine program. He is an expert on media coverage… Audio

Energy consultant Phil Stevens wanted to reduce his carbon footprint so on his Manawatu lifestyle block he's experimenting taking old logs and tree trimmings and turning them into a special ingredient… Audio

Protecting and strengthening the Pacific's booming coconut industry has been discussed in Samoa at the annual Pacific Week of Agriculture. Audio

Professor Rod Snowdon was only meant to be heading to Germany for a short while when he first arrived in 1993, but circumstances changed, and over a quarter of a century later he remains based in… Audio

Manawatu's Rural Innovation Lab will soon select and inject funding into three projects that could transform the primary sector. Audio

Forest and Bird spokesman Geoff Keey says a new proposal on how farmers should be included in the Emissions Trading Scheme is not going to make any difference. He spoke to Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

Fiji has huge potential for agriculture but it needs to modernise its sugar cane farming methods and branch out into other crops, according to Indian agricultural expert and businessman Jatinder Singh… Audio

The Government says developing new technology like robotic fruit pickers is the future of work and will help shift the focus from volume to value for those in the agricultural sector. Audio

Banks wanting to foreclose on farmers will be forced to head to mediation first, under proposed new law. Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor discussed the Farm Debt Mediation Bill with Lisa Owen. Video, Audio

AgResearch social scientist, Dr Margaret Brown and Dr Bill Kaye-Blake, director at PricewaterhouseCoopers discuss the findings from a decade of research into the resilience of rural communities and… Audio, Gallery