TWO WEEKS out from his first National Fieldays as chief executive, Jon Calder is a confident man.

TIM WILSON is the third-generation of his family, farming land on the seaward side of SH1 just south of Otaki, not far from the Otaki River. 

IF ROBOTIC rotary milking is the future of large-herd Australasian pasture-based dairy farms, Nick Dornauf must surely be the future face of dairy farming.

IN FOUR weeks [JUNE 25-27] the South Island Dairy Event, better known as SIDE, will be in full swing with a new venue and theme.

Check WEED infestations on farms you are importing stock or feed from or risk bringing potentially costly problems with them.

GRANT CLOUGH and partner Tracey Jury always supplement their dairy cows with molasses but say that since adding Palamountains Revive supplement to the mix they have had a dramatic boost in cow health, condition and conception rates.

IF YOU have two large tractors and want to replace them both with one smaller one, what brand do you choose? For Morrinsville sharemilkers Russell and Margaretha Pinny the answer was a Massey Fergusson 5440.

Massey student Nick Coster was awarded the 2012 QEII Athol Patterson Bursary at a ceremony held at the university on Tuesday last week.

Federated Farmers believes observations by the World Wildlife Fund for nature highlights how the environment needs everybody working together, town and country united.

The importance of streamside fencing and planting to Taranaki's dairy industry was highlighted today as four farmers were rewarded for their commitment to the work.