Stories by Monique Steele

The partnership will have NZ scientists sharing planting practices, post-harvest and processing work, and how to export the high-value horticultural produce.

A Northland horticulturist hopes consumers will soon be able to buy locally-grown bananas in New Zealand.

The advice comes as China increases its own domestic dairy production and birth rates remain low.

The petition's organiser says he worked in the livestock export industry for 40 years and fears repealing the ban will unravel all the hard work that has been done.

Some farmers at the top of the South Island are already distributing their winter feed supplies to stock as dry conditions bite.

The government is proposing extending the duration of all existing consents by 25 years - removing the need for new ones.

The Environmental Protection Authority is holding public hearings this week in regards to its re-assessment of the use of hydrogen cyanamide.

Both countries face national and market targets to reduce methane emissions - and aim to refine how they are calculated.

WoolWorks New Zealand is shaking off a challenging and costly year, as it turns a corner in its Cyclone Gabrielle recovery.

Shearing is in the blood for the Wairarapa-based Gordon family who have been competing in the Golden Shears international shearing and woolhandling contest for decades.

Null segregants are descended from genetically-modified plant or animal organisms, but don't contain the genetic modification.

Revenue was down due to weaker consumer demand in China and losing a major customer in North America.

The power of social media has helped an Irish aPhD student reunite with vital lab notes stolen while she was travelling around NZ.

Top fishing company executives and senior officials will meet to discuss challenges and future options for the programme.

A stellar summer has made for a great export season of New Zealand-grown stone fruits, including cherries.

Farmers holding onto stock for longer may cause problems along the chain, a meat processor says.

Companies are hopeful Chinese shoppers will buy New Zealand red meat this Chinese New Year.

"The most important way farmers can reach net zero is to appreciate that soils can sequestrate carbon," says Scottish oat grower.

The funds are to also help the growers with re-affirming Aotearoa's connections with indigenous peoples around the world.

The farmer-owned co-op is cost-saving while inflation bites at the farmgate, but says it is positive for the future of agriculture.

17 young shearers will try to master the craft in wool sheds across the motu, ahead of the Golden Shears.

The current New Zealand Hass avocado season will be one growers will want to forget.

A US lobby group has backed down on its call for greater import tariffs on New Zealand lamb.

The United States is advancing on the area after a string of attacks on commercial cargo ships by Iran-backed Houthi militants.

Deaf Sports New Zealand says this week's Australian Deaf Games gives deaf Kiwi athletes a chance to come together and participate as equals.