Orchardists, growers, and exporters are making a desperate plea to the Government for some certainty around a quarantine-free travel bubble with the Pacific Islands. read more...

A world-first fleet of autonomous ‘farmbots’ are readying to launch in the UK. The bots scan, map, kill weeds and plant crops. Their boss, Wilma, converts gathered data into on-farm instructions. In 2017 Hands-Free Hectare, run out of Harper Adams University in the UK, tested the world’s first robotically-tended farm. read more...

An Otago mayor is urging the Government to allow more overseas seasonal workers to take advantage of a surprise increase in the number of spaces in managed isolation. read more...

A group of Teviot Valley orchardists is calling for the Government to allow more Pacific Islanders to return to the region to fill a labour shortage before the horticulture industry "collapses". read more...

Overseas workers who have not seen home for up to 18 months are seeking assurances they can return to New Zealand if they pay family a flying visit. read more...