The campaign to eradicate cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis could soon be handed over to Ospri.

After 30 years’ dairying on the same Bay of Plenty farm, Donna and Corrie Smit have learnt lessons on weathering everything from devastating floods to milk price fluctuations.

OPINION: There are sound reasons why emissions taxing NZ food producers is not just a bad idea for farmers and food prices but also bad for the environment, the climate and our country.

OPINION: 2023 will be an interesting year in both the farming and political spheres.

The fight to secure milk in Waikato is heating up.

Be prepared for a bumpy ride in 2023.

Reaction to the latest missive from the Government is somewhat muted and there appears to be a sense of suspicion of where emissions pricing may end.

Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor has announced that Cyclone Hale, which earlier this week caused significant flood damage across the Tairāwhiti/Gisborne District, as a medium-scale adverse event.

The supply of eggs in NZ is likely to be tight in the coming year.

The Government has announced the next steps in its agricultural emissions pricing plan.