A Massey University lecturer has devised a simple No. 8 wire device to help shed some light on how to improve the persistence of plantain in dairy farm pastures.

The second half of 2023 gave rural retailer PGG Wrightson a challenging result, but there’s still room for positivity on the horizon, according to chief executive Stephen Guerin.

A tui spotted on Waiorongomai Valley Farm in the Waikato is testament to the positive impact the van Ras family’s environmental work is having.

Manawatu became the first region to announce its finalists for the 2024 Dairy Industry Awards.

OPINION: As a farmer myself, I believe there is nothing more valuable than the resources of our land and those who work it.

ACT MP Andrew Hoggard may no longer be hands-on every day at his dairy farm at Kiwitea in the Manawatu, but when Parliament is sitting he still gets up at 5am and checks the messages that have come in from the dairy shed at his property.

They came from all around the country to Horowhenua recently to showcase farming in the early days.

The Lincoln University Dairy Farm (LUDF) is rethinking its approach to plantain, in the face of continued difficulty in realising its expected benefits.

Leptospirosis is widespread on New Zealand livestock farms and a webinar, hosted by Zoetis on March 19, will provide resource, and offer insights into understanding and preventing the disease.

Returning to the field days circuit after a break of four years due to Covid, the Southern Field Days at Waimumu, near Gore, was all about positivity – following six months of negative sentiment in New Zealand agriculture.