Tucked away in a remote part of the central North Island, staff at a Pāmu (Landcorp) farm are working hard to solve one of the biggest challenges facing the dairy and beef sectors.
As the judges' citation put it, anyone who has been involved in the arable industry for the past 40 years has surely met the man named to the industry's Hall of Fame at the recent Arable Awards, Greendale grower Syd Worsfold.
For those rural women who feel menopause might be getting the best of them, a series of events is heading to the Waikato that could help.
A former dairy farmer with a passion for breeding good cows has switched gears after farming in her own right.
The De Leeuw family has been running their dairy farm in Kaitake, Taranaki, for over 20 years.
Eileen and Shane Walker, the driving forces behind a Kapiti Coast wetland project that's in its fifth year, have a love for the environment that's obvious even from a distance.
Things are getting busy again in the water sector across both the agriculture and metro areas.
It all started with one native plant. It was 1996 and Taranaki Regional Council had just launched its ground-breaking riparian management programme to help protect the region's waterways.
Good effluent management on the dairy farm combines a well-designed system with proper processes to ensure the right amount of effluent gets applied to pasture at the right time.
Alternative tools are increasingly available for growers looking to reduce their reliance on agrichemicals in response to market and resistance challenges, says Foundation for Arable Research chief executive Alison Stewart.
Hamilton-based Hill Labs has introduced a new test to detect earthworm eDNA levels in soils, claiming that it marks a significant development in soil health assessment.
With reports that sales are down significantly, no doubt driven by higher cost and lower returns, it follows that accurate spreading of any product being used is a must.
Taranaki Regional Council is working to eradicate pest plants from 570 sites around the region – about three times as many as six years ago.
When you talk to Newlands Whytock about his Holstein Friesian herd, he's like a kid at Christmas. Finally living his dream of owning his own dairy farm, the joy, excitement and gratitude in his voice is unmistakeable.
As drones get bigger, broadacre applications like arable spraying will become more common, says the Canterburybased founder of Drone Spray, Jono Scott.
Some types of pasture may better reduce nitrogen leaching on New Zealand dairy farms than plantain, a major new science review concludes.
The last thing most Jersey members would expect to read in the Jersey Focus is an article about the well-known Holstein Friesian and Ayrshire breeders Gary and Karen Peters of the Rock View stud, Midhirst, Taranaki.
Anna England from Elliot’s Wholesale Nursery in Amberley has been named as the 2024 Young Plant Producer of the Year.
Beef + Lamb NZ's farmer councillors and extension team are using new methods, including diving into regional insights and data, to develop annual regional delivery plans (RDPs).
The launch of the new Safer Rides incentive programme will see farmers encouraged to install crush protection devices (CPDs) on their quad bikes to help reduce harm on farm.
New Zealand farmers can already subscribe to satellite-based services assessing their pasture levels; now scientists hope they can take satellite imaging to the next step and unlock information about its nutritional value.
What do you want from your pasture? That's the question top Massey University scientists were asking farmers at the 'Science for Farmers' site at Fieldays recently.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is investing in the development of an integrated pest management approach to safeguard New Zealand’s maize and sweetcorn industries against fall armyworm.
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