At the tender age of 15, Jacoba Gread has already imagined her future in great detail.

As temperatures soar, farmers are being urged to review feed plans and consider what supplements could help reduce the impact of heat stress on their cows.

Cow guidance system maker Halter is now offering dairy farmers the ability to draft cows in the paddock, instead of out of the cowshed.

The poor pasture performance of traditional ryegrass/white clover mixes has many Northland farmers searching for substitutes and Evan Smeath, who farms in Hukerenui, is willing to try alternative solutions.

The overwhelming response coming out the New Zealand Dairy Event (NZDE) was exhibitor relief that the show went ahead.

OPINION: This week sees the start of the revised He Waka Eke Noa roadshow run by DairyNZ and Beef+Lamb NZ.

OPINION: DairyNZ was forced to cancel its Top of the South farmer meetings, called to discuss a drought response.

European dairy giant Arla Foods will be using solar energy to meet one-third of its electricity consumption within two years.

DairyNZ has entered the debate between Federated Farmers and Environment Southland (ES) over water quality targets.

A leading rural contractor has described the Government's efforts to facilitate the arrival of overseas workers as a joke.