Stories by Monique Steele

South Island growers may soon have a new way to sell their wonky or ugly fruit and vegetables rejected by the supermarkets.

Cherry trees are blossoming at a cyclone-damaged orchard in Hawke's Bay, sparking hopes for a good harvest for Christmas.

Me Today has been left with tonnes of liquid gold to shift.

Fertiliser prices are coming off the boil, but the conflict in Gaza has thrown uncertainty into the market.

An educational charity is calling on the government to do more to help rural high school students succeed.

It is going to be another five years at least before local authorities in Hawke's Bay pay for professional possum hunters to knock back the pest's population.

New research has laid bare the challenges rural high school students face getting into tertiary education, compared to city students.

Farmers and growers across parts of the lower South Island hit by last month's storm are being urged to reach out for help if they need it.

A challenging year ahead for New Zealand agri-business is predicted in a new rural banking report.

A medicinal cannabis company says illogical legislation has stopped it supplying product for New Zealand patients and it's exporting its East Coast strains around the world instead.

Heavy rainfall destroyed around four million young plants at the country's three main propagators at Bay of Plenty nurseries earlier this year.

The Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers' Association says the slow-down of work to remove silt and debris on cyclone-hit orchards could cost the region, its people and the economy if not finished soon.

The average price in the global auction increased 2.7 percent, regaining some ground after hitting a near five-year low in August.

Some meat workers' jobs may be on the chopping block as the farmer-owned processing company signals cuts to come.

State-owned farming enterprise Pāmu is staying optimistic about the future in light of falling profits.

A North Canterbury farmer says installing 200 hectares of solar panels on his farm would be a win-win situation.

New figures from Stats NZ show Māori farms are much larger than the average, and they are running a lot more stock.

Extreme weather and the spread of disease have seen some North Island olive growers ditch harvesting altogether this season.

据悉，中国对于该品种猕猴桃种植面积达7850公顷，而佳沛拥有黄金猕猴桃的专利权。该案将于9月中旬开庭审理。

Zespri's chief executive said the legal action was a significant step in protecting the investment made by New Zealand producers in developing the licensed kiwifruit varieties.

Growers have been out since early June harvesting the fungi, but wet weather has hampered progress.

Federated Farmers is asking the government to consider bringing back a wool levy, 14 years after farmers booted it out.

A climate change scientist is urging farmers to plan for the long term with more adverse weather cycles front of mind.

Farming groups have concerns about incoming freshwater farm plans - as new regulation seeks to reduce the impact farming has on the country's waterways.

The arrangement with importer Grand Farm will expand the presence of Alliance Group lamb, mutton, beef and venison further into southern China.