Financial worries have forced the organisers of the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch to postpone the event this year - but livestock judging and competitions will still be held.
As the government closes a pathway for migrant truck drivers to enter the industry, a southern livestock trucking company owner continues to search for staff with experience.
Horticulture New Zealand is calling on the government to ensure changes to the Resource Management Act do not put domestic fruit and vegetable production at risk.
Politicians are visiting woolsheds across New Zealand to hear about the issues affecting farmers to help the government determine its "direction of travel".
Craig Piggott can still remember the first field days for Halter on which half those attending walked past saying "that’ll never work" and the other half said it would be incredible if it did.