Tim Cronshaw

Only the silent hum of a new electric tractor will be heard soon at an energy farm being developed by Lincoln University to prise itself free of fossil fuels.

Fertiliser co-operative Ravensdown has a new director after South Island shareholders voted North Otago farmer Kate Faulks on to the board.

A potato pest wiping out more than 5% of the Canterbury crop is being squashed thanks to a grower-led initiative.

Dairy farmers are reminding sideline commentators going "bonkers" about the prospect of a $9 payout that it comes on the back of a break-even season.

PGG Wrightson's new wool manager Rachel Shearer picked up some good lessons from a stint in the rock and roll world, writes Tim Cronshaw.

PGG Wrightson’s new wool manager picked up some good lessons from a stint in the rock’n’roll world, Tim Cronshaw writes.

A strong Canterbury connection can be traced at the start of Federated Farmers, which is celebrating 125 years of standing up for farmers.

High country farmers have lost a leader called a true champion of farming and conservation.

The shaky financial future of Synlait Milk is being steadied after a vote in favour of major shareholders bailing it out.

A trained panel beater has gone from taking dents out of cars to become the country's top cereal grower, Tim Cronshaw reports.

A rare post-World War 2 tractor consigned to the too-hard basket has been saved by a South Canterbury collector.

A rare post-World War 2 tractor consigned to the too-hard basket has been saved by a South Canterbury collector.

Royalburn Station’s Nadia Lim and Carlos Bagrie are in the running with two other finalists for an award category at the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards (B+LNZ).

Canterbury school children got their hands dirty for a good cause at Pāmu’s Eyrewell Dairy farm recently — to help protect an endangered lizard.

Canterbury fencer Scott Heasley has been singled out in industry awards for outstanding work off the field.

A squeeze on global milk supplies has encouraged many banks to lift their payout forecast above the $8.50 midpoint foreshadowed by Fonterra.

Dairy co-operative Fonterra’s $75 million high value protein development at its Studholme site will create jobs in the Waimate area as well as adding value for farmers, it says.

Grain and seed chief Thomas Chin’s working days are coming to an end.