Anglers are at loggerheads with an environment group over its plans for a new conservation system.
Embattled milk processor Synlait is the latest to increase its forecast base milk price for the 2024/25 season.
Taupo-based milk processor Miraka has notched another first on sustainability.
Agriculture and Overseas Trade Minister Todd McClay says his government is pulling out all the stops to get a trade deal with India.
New research has revealed a worrying statistic: fewer than half of veterinarians in New Zealand intend to stay in the profession until retirement.
Fonterra’s oldest milk processing site – at Edendale, Southland is getting a new $150 million UHT cream plant.
A methane inhibiting bolus specifically suited to New Zealand's pastoral farming system is awaiting regulatory approval for a launch late next year.
With mating season just around the corner, Darfield dairy farmer Daniel Schat says activity-monitoring collars have been a game changer on his farm.
Fonterra is spending $75 million at its Studholme site in South Canterbury to boost high value protein production.
Herds in the West Coast settlement of Hari Hari are TB free after a four-year battle to get on top of the area's last outbreak.
There are some positive signs coming from China regarding dairy, according to Stefan Vogel, general manager of Rabobank Research for Australasia.
Fonterra has climbed three places to number six on RaboResearch's annual Global Dairy Top 20 report.
The farm consultant of the future will need to fully understand the various new emerging technologies and at the same time have good interpersonal skills to relate to clients.
Growing global demand for dairy products and a flat milk supply could be setting the stage for a near-record farm gate milk price this season.
A complaint filed by a founder and minority shareholder threatens to derail Synlait’s special shareholders meeting scheduled for September 18.
A Hamilton-based dairy company has been fined $420,000 for misleading customers about the origin of some of their dairy products.
Fonterra has bumped up its forecast farmgate milk price for the season on the back of rising commodity prices and a strong balance sheet.
"We couldn't do this without our team. They are integral to everything." That's the first thing that Te Awamutu farmers Jayson and Stacey Thompson have to say about their team.
Freshwater plan changes are an urgent issue for farmers, says Federated Farmers' "Advocate of the Year," North Canterbury president Karl Dean.
Troubled Canterbury milk processor Synlait has unveiled a recapitalisation plan - offering new shares worth nearly $218 million to its two largest shareholders.
Dairy farmers are set to vote next month on three candidates for two board seats.
Provisions in the Gore District Council's proposed district plan could have a "chilling effect" on everyday farming activities.
Farmers are welcoming the broad scope of a parliamentary inquiry into banking competition.
The global organisation for Jersey breeders has undergone a strategy refresh - spearheaded by new president and the first New Zealander to hold the post, Alison Gibb.
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