OPINION: Reality is going to smack New Zealand in the face this year and it should be the wake-up call the Government needs to reset its priorities around agriculture.

OPINION: The Hound reckons former Beef+Lamb NZ chair Andrew Morrison's fate in losing his seat in recent levypayer elections should be a big lesson to other levy organisation leaders.

Leanne Hartnett, a 25 year old Irish woman doing her first season in New Zealand as a rural contractor, is loving the life here.

Plunging global dairy prices and rising input costs are forcing some farms into negative cash flow, according to Federated Farmers dairy chair Richard McIntyre.

Farmers have sent a fairly compelling message to Beef+Lamb NZ to reset its advocacy work, claims Katikati farmer Rick Burke.

A fertility trait change by New Zealand Animal Evaluation Ltd (NZAEL) will provide more accurate information to dairy farmers and artificial breeding companies ahead of the next mating season.

North Otago farmer Francois Tillard is among farmers who have signed up for LIC’s female genotyping service to identify their best heifer calves long before they step up to the milking platform.

Five young breeders will be heading to Belgium in August to attend the European Young Breeders School (EYBS), making their mark on the future of the industry.

Increasing input costs on farm are topical, but it’s well-accepted that reproduction really is a key moment in the farming calendar.

As dry summers persist in the South Island, genetics could hold the answer to helping dairy farmers breed healthy cows that produce more milk from less feed.