After tasting 240 New Zealand made cheeses, judges have bestowed medals upon 199 of the entries.

A leading farm consultant says it's likely the dairy season in the Waikato will come to a premature end because of the drought.

Dairy farming siblings Manoj Kumar and Sumit Kamboj's message to other immigrants is simple - work hard and you will be rewarded.

In the past year, the Farmer Time for Schools programme which seeks to connect New Zealand school students with farmers, has experienced further growth.

A marked turnaround in the financial performance of Canterbury milk company Synlait has halted a threatening exodus of farmer suppliers.

Red meat farmers have narrowly approved a 4% rise in the total pool for Beef + Lamb NZ director fees.

The recent East Coast Farming Expo, held over two days at Wairoa, offered an insight into the current state of agriculture on the east of the North Island, at a time when the locals are remembering the second anniversary of Cyclone Gabrielle.

Methven farmers Earl and Melissa McSweeney are breeders of one of LIC’s best KiwiCross sires, 523092 Plateau Dembe, son of popular 21-code bull Baldricks Spectacular.

More than 2,000 farmers in drought-stricken areas of the country are now seeking support from the Rural Support Trust (RST).

Young Maori farmers from Northland, the King Country and Tairawhiti are the finalists in this year's Ahuwhenua Competition for the top Maori sheep and beef farmer.