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The 2011 General Election is four weeks away and politicians are turning up the heat. The Campaign is on. Country99TV asks how the Election will affect farmers and agribusiness? What do the political parties see as the most important issues facing the primary sector? See what David Carter, Damien O'Connor, Kevin Hague and Don Nicolson have to say.

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Sold out weeks in advance, New Zealand’s first ever biological farming conference took place in Rotorua last week, bringing together  delegates from all possible aspects of agribusiness. Reporter Drew Chappell was there.

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It appears the best efforts to contain PSA-V have been in vain with an orchard in Kerikeri, Northland now showing signs of infection.  

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The Bay of Plenty is doing it tough. The region holds its collective breath, hoping the Rena doesn’t break up on the Astrolabe Reef, the coastal clean-up continues, and forty three new cases of the virulent PSA-V kiwifruit vine disease have been reported this week.

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It’s that time of year again and New Zealand’s most prestigious wine event is here. Now in its 25th year, the Air New Zealand Wine Awards has attracted judges from all over the world, who have gathered in Auckland to nose out the champions. Emma Jones was onto this story like a shot...

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‘We are in a much better position, going forward’ says Steve Murphy, Fonterra’s General Manager of Milk Supply, as the cooperative manages the fallout from the break in the Maui gas line in Taranaki, earlier in the week.

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Next year marks the 150^th anniversary of the Albertland settlers, who arrived from England on the expansive shores of the Kaipara Harbour in the 1860’s. The movement was a significant step in the history of New Zealand, and especially for the development of the agricultural industry. In a new book about the Albertland settlers, using the remarkable photographs of William Harold Marsh, journalist and author Paul Campbell has created a unique historic treasure to share with generations to come. Emma Jones has more…

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Hawke’s Bay beekeepers are in for a busy weekend as they rush to remove thousands of bee hives from orchards which are about to have their first spray of the season.

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The gas leak in the Maui pipeline north of New Plymouth has hit Fonterra and its dairy farmers hard.

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The first of the season’s fresh asparagus has been arriving on the shelves. Labour Weekend is traditionally the time that supply really starts ramping up and prices for consumers begin to fall. However, it seems cold weather during the nights has slowed production this year, particularly in the Waikato. Benedict Collins travelled to the region recently and filed this report.

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