Farmers should be cautiously optimistic as the 2026/27 season kicks off, says DairyNZ.

RaboResearch senior analyst Emma Higgins expects the 2026/27 dairy season to be another profitable one.

The new dairy season is kicking off with plenty of risks to the forecast farmgate price, both upside and downside, says ANZ agricultural economist Matt Dilly.

A potential showdown between the top two Federated Farmers leaders looms at the farmer lobby's annual meeting later this month.

OPINION: Farmer confidence can feel a bit distant until a decision made at board level lands right back at the farm gate.

Vintage 2026 yielded excellent fruit for most New Zealand wine regions.

FarmIQ Systems has developed a free land management app to help remove barriers to New Zealand farmers and growers adopting digital tools.

A Waihi dairy farmer, Keith Torrens, has been convicted and fined $39,000 for the unlawful discharge of dairy effluent following a prosecution taken by Waikato Regional Council.

Technology adoption on New Zealand dairy farms has accelerated rapidly over the past decade.

Since arriving on New Zealand’s shores in 1976, the Hilux has been seen of farms, building sites and back roads, becoming a familiar part of how rural and more recently, Kiwis work and live.