Women in the dairy sector are being empowered to successfully farm for the future thanks to a network of Business Groups and a far-reaching leadership programme it drives.

Police in the Waitematā North district are urging landowners to ensure their fences are secure after several complaints about wandering stock.

For many North Island maize growers, the 2022/23 season has been one to forget and for some, it has been a financial disaster.

Swannanoa farmer Andrew Gilchrist has delved deep into the business and people side of his family-operated farm through completing an Integrated Farm Plan (IFP).

Voting is underway for rural trader Farmlands' director elections.

European dairy co-operative Arla Foods is eyeing a fibre-based cap for its milk cartons.

Already well known for innovative solutions in the dairy shed, Waikato Milking Systems gave us a glimpse into the future at the recent National Fieldays.

OPINION: Your old mate understands that there is quite a bit of discontent among farmer shareholders about two of the country's biggest dairy and meat co-operatives over their 'behind the scenes' lobbying actions on ag emissions.

Farming company JB Thomas and Sons Limited has been convicted and fined $71,250 for unlawfully discharging dairy effluent into the environment at its Reporoa farm in November 2021.

Twenty-three years on from founding the iconic company Herd Homes, Whangarei farmer Tom Pow still strongly believes that farming smarter rather than reducing stock numbers is New Zealand's answer to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.