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AGRICULTURE

Farmers took their tractors to the streets last year in what they called the Groundswell protest against the Government.
Opinion
Agriculture

Groundswell protesters claimed regulation, taxes are unfair to farmers – economic numbers tell different story

Here is what was found.

The most crucial time of the winegrowing year has coincided with the country's peak of COVID-19 and isolation.
Agriculture

Omicron adds to winegrowers' anxieties as they battle weather, staff shortages

The most crucial time of the winegrowing year has coincided with the country's peak of COVID-19 and isolation.
Weeks of rain have caused widespread damage to crops all over the country - and it could cause shortages of flour and bread.
Agriculture

Fears of flour and bread shortage after weeks of rain damages wheat crops

There's widespread damage to crops all over the country but it's particularly bad in Canterbury.
The EPA is recommending hydrogen cyanamide be banned due to its toxic impacts - but kiwifruit growers warn it could cost hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
Agriculture

Kiwifruit growers warn proposed ban on toxic spray will cost sector hundreds of millions of dollars

The EPA is recommending hydrogen cyanamide be phased out and banned due to its toxic impacts.
United States citizens and companies are buying up New Zealand land for farming, forestry and wine-making, an RNZ analysis reveals.
Agriculture

US citizens, companies buying up NZ land for farming, forestry, wine-making

Almost 180,000ha of farming land was purchased or leased by foreign interests between 2010 and 2021.
Pizzles are the penis of male deer and are used in traditional Chinese medicine as a sexual vigour enhancer.
Agriculture

Deer penis exports: The surprising rise of New Zealand's pizzle industry

Pizzles are the penis of male deer and are used in traditional Chinese medicine as a sexual vigour enhancer.

The Government is ruling out a special managed isolation facility for seasonal fruit pickers from the Pacific.
Agriculture

Govt ruling out special managed isolation facility for fruit pickers from Pacific

Orchards say they're struggling to find skilled workers despite offering good pay.
Tomatoes, potatoes and eggplants appeal to the tomato red spider mite.
Agriculture

Pest that targets several vegetables, roses here to stay

The Ministry for Primary Industries says it's unlikely a plant pest recently detected in New Zealand will be able to be eradicated.
Watch: Prof Sarah Legge outlines the key findings of the study.
Agriculture

Why cats are costing Australian farmers millions of dollars every year

Researchers recommended limiting the access of feral and pet cats to farm sites.