The AgriKidsNZ Grand Final is expected to be a hot competition, with 63 competitors all battling it out for the national title in Whangarei from the 7th to 8th July.

The country's second largest processor believes we are heading for another stable season with regards to milk price.

With a third of dairy farms seeking to fill vacancies ahead of calving season, Kiwis are being encouraged to give dairy farming a chance.

After a good 2021 season, rising costs are now starting to hit farmers. Baker Tilly Staples Rodway Taranaki rural advisor Amanda Burling says it's time to start planning because the 2023 season could be bumpy.

The Government says it's got a high degree of confidence that Mycoplasma bovis found on a Mid-Canterbury dairy farm isn't widespread.

Suspicion that the Halter system is cruel and unnatural is misplaced, say panellists at the Halter-organised Dairy 2032 event in Christchurch recently.

Farmers grappling with rising costs received some good news last week.

Data released this week by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) shows there were 50 fewer farm sales for the three months ended May 2022 than for the same period in 2021.

Dairy prices dipped in the latest global auction but this didn't stop ASB Bank from revising its 2022-23 season forecast milk price to $10/kgMS.

Shirley-Ann and Rick Mannering have been named 2022 Regional Supreme Winners in the Auckland Balance Farm Environment Awards.