WHEN SYNLAIT Farms was announced as a Lincoln University Foundation South Island Farmer of the Year finalist, chief executive Juliet Maclean stressed the value they place on the people in their business.

DAIRYNZ IS urging farmers to take care in preparing cows for trucking off-farm.

REFENCING A whole farm following its extension has been a good test of a dairy farmer’s choice of gates. 

Twenty-five sheep and beef farming leaders will attend the first Beef and Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) Environmental Leadership Forum in Wellington next week.

ASB has expanded its rural corporate business in the South Island with the appointment of two new rural corporate managers who both bring specialised regional knowledge to their roles.

TBfree New Zealand continues to take positive steps to manage bovine tuberculosis (TB) in several Taranaki herds.

BANKER SUBHAS DeGamia has seen dairy shelves in Indian supermarkets undergoing big change.

DROUGHT RAVAGED dairy farmers should not expect immediate respite when the rain arrives.

ABOUT 20 calls a day are being received by the Waikato Rural Support Trust, mostly from young farmers concerned about their financial position.

Protest meetings in Victoria and South Australia, further planned demonstrations and a direct meeting have all left Federal Agriculture Minister Joe Ludwig unmoved.