Innovation on the farm is alive and well, reports Graham Skellern.

Bio Soil Enhancers Inc is planning to use Auckland as its base for exporting through the Asia-Pacific region.

We should maximise our potential to create real, sustainable value in New Zealand, writes Ian Proudfoot.

Industry leaders are at loggerheads about whether processors are doing enough to add value to meat exports.

Farming profitability at home becomes even more important as competition hots up in the Chinese market, writes Karen Silk.

Gene-mappers say the information they are producing could add $300m to the dairy industry. Tamsyn Parker reports.

Experts expect New Zealand farmers to be among the first wave of businesses to benefit from the internet-of-things.

New Zealanders' impression of the dairy industry is positive, according to DairyNZ's latest Public Perceptions of Dairy survey.

Technology firm Xero is moving in and providing online support for farmers, writes Bill Bennett.

It may seem an uphill task but CEO Wayne McNee tells Tamsyn Parker he is pursuing a growth strategy.

Understanding other cultures is key to NZ making its food attractive to different markets around the world.

Landcorp boss Steven Carden is taking a two-pronged approach to developing and building on NZ's largest corporate farmer.

Managing another era of volatility is a big challenge for our dairy industry, and one that requires a high degree of resilience.

Farm Medix is selling thousands of mastitis diagnostic kits and saving farmers plenty of money around the world.

A disciplined investment and management regime is helping farmers move into the future, writes Graham Turley.

New Zealanders should be presented with all the facts to enable robust discussion on the use of gene editing technologies.

The Primary Growth Partnership is providing the platform for a sustainable, thriving future for the primary industries.

Speed of information flows allows customer relationships to grow at unprecedented pace, writes Mike Petersen.

Last year the Ministry of Primary Industries said it wanted New Zealand primary sector exports to double by 2025. This means lifting 2013's $32b of exports to $64b a year.

It is difficult to determine if the purchase of rural properties by foreigners is a catalyst for higher rural land prices, but data supplied by the OIO contains surprises.

Until recently it wasn't easy for New Zealand small investors to take part in the country's most successful industry: dairy farming.

Primary industry bosses fear NZ's "world-class" food safety regulatory system is in danger of being swapped for a costly and inflexible set of rules.

As New Zealand gets serious about bringing 21st Century connectivity to the rural sector, the buck doesn't stop with the fixed line Rural Broadband Initiative.

Brierley Penn finds out what’s happening in this new market.

Soaring rural property prices are showing no sign of abating, writes Colin Taylor.

The Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) is a government-industry initiative which is investing in significant programmes of research and innovation to boost the economic growth and sustainability of New Zealand's primary, forestry and food sectors.

It seems counter-intuitive that a sector representing a quarter of New Zealand's economy is seen as difficult and inaccessible for investment.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings expects to unveil the first of the co-operative's major Chinese partnerships later this year.

Alexander Speirs travelled to China to find out what Fonterra is doing to push itself up the value chain.