Major changes to this year's New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards regional competition winners' field days aim to increase participation and exposure for all those involved.

Since starting up in 2007, the Agrecovery Rural Recycling programme has seen more than one million kilograms of container plastic recycled.

The election is NZ-wide by internet, fax, and postal voting using the STV (single transferable vote) voting method.

Farmers planning to meet new milk cooling regulations from 2017 are offered a new means of doing so.

Meeting the standards of export milk markets will require that from August 1, 2017 we stick to new milk cooling rules imposed by MPI. Here they are.

New Zealand farmers have the ability to reduce their energy use, but because it is not a priority for them they don’t do it.

Adding yoghurt to colostrum gives it longevity and stops it from separating, says SealesWinslow nutrition and quality assurance manager Wendy Morgan.

Gallagher will unveil its most powerful-ever energiser, a robust “supremely portable” strip grazing unit and a clever little dual purpose insulated handle.

Starting with pony clubs when he was just eight years old and a lifelong association with horses will culminate in 24-year-old Ben Wilks starting in the Mongol Derby in early August.

One of the highlights of this year’s Bragato conference, was the Future Leader’s presentation. Four young members of the wine industry were asked to give their views on the future for New Zealand wine.