The recent severe weather that left a trail of damage across the North Island has now been classified as a medium-scale adverse event, unlocking further Government support for farmers and growers hit by recent storms.

Reducing wastage from feeding-out maize silage and at the same time keeping labour costs to the minimum drove Horowhenua dairy farmer and businessman Rod Agar to build a plastic-covered feed pad on one of his two dairy farms.

Organisers of the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) are going ahead with regional award dinners despite Omicron taking hold.

Rural Communities Minister Damien O’Connor has classified severe weather that left a trail of damage across the North Island as a medium-scale adverse event.

OPINION: Farmers must be optimists or they wouldn't still be a farmer. Farming is built on self-assurance that the work done today will pay off down the road, that the financial and labour sacrifices will act as investments for the future.

OPINION: It' s only a matter of time before a positive case of Covid-19 turns up on-farm.

OPINION: The bad apples are everywhere.

European co-operative Arla Food reported a solid performance in 2021 despite continued disruptions from the pandemic and high inflation.

A Mid-Canterbury dairy farmer passionate about innovation and continued improvement has been named this year's winner of the New Zealand Zanda McDonald Award.

The Government is making $200,000 available to the local Rural Support Trust to help West Coast farmers and growers recover from these latest floods.