Climate Change Commission chair Rod Carr.

The Climate Change Commission wants the new Government to reduce NZ Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) auction volumes as son as possible.

Maui Milk has asked its suppliers to end their milking season a month early as global demand for products wane.

Dairy sheep and goat farmers are being told to reduce milk supply as processors face a slump in global demand for their products.

Rabobank senior agricultural analyst Emma Higgins.

There is increasing evidence that dairy demand is on the upswing, according to Rabobank senior agricultural analyst Emma Higgins.

Fertiliser use in New Zealand over the 18 months is about 25% down from what it consistently was for the previous decade or more, says Ravensdown chief operating officer Mike Whitty.

Fertiliser use in New Zealand over the 18 months is about 25% down from what it consistently was for the previous decade or more, says Ravensdown chief operating officer Mike Whitty.

New Image is one of two NZ companies holding valid a Risk Management Programme (RMP) for the collection and processing of colostrum from dairy cows.

An independent milk spray dryer in Hamilton, destined for liquidation, has been bought by a South Auckland goat milk processor.

FAR chief executive Alison Stewart.

To survive and thrive in this changing world, New Zealand farmers must take a new look at what resilience means to them and their farming operations, Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) chief executive Alison Stewart says.

Agriculture Minister Todd McClay (left) and Maori Development Minister Tama Potaka (right) with Whakatohea Trust chair Robert Edwards and Wairarapa Moana chair Kingi Smiler at the launch. Photo Credit: John Cowpland.

Two dairy farms – one at Mangakino in the central North Island and one at Opotiki in the Eastern Bay of Plenty are the finalists in this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy.

Sam Wilson’s creation, the ‘puggostick’ is modeled on a child’s toy called a pogo stick.

A Massey University lecturer has devised a simple No. 8 wire device to help shed some light on how to improve the persistence of plantain in dairy farm pastures.

Stephen Guerin says that the results reflect the ongoing pressures felt by those on-farm.

The second half of 2023 gave rural retailer PGG Wrightson a challenging result, but there’s still room for positivity on the horizon, according to chief executive Stephen Guerin.

Johan van Ras (right) and son Blake on the family farm.

A tui spotted on Waiorongomai Valley Farm in the Waikato is testament to the positive impact the van Ras family’s environmental work is having.

Herd improvement co-operative LIC is combining its DNA parentage testing and genomic evaluation services into one convenient service to help farmers identify their highest genetic merit animals.

New Zealand dairy processors are rejecting new Canadian proposals for the administration of its dairy tariff rate quotas (TRQs) under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell was delighted to throw his support behind the national lamb day celebration held at Parliament last week.

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