DairyNZ’s latest Econ Tracker update shows most farms will still finish the season in a positive position, although the gap has narrowed compared with early season expectations.

Canterbury farmer Michelle Pye has been elected to Fonterra’s board for a three-year term.

The swing-over herringbone is the most common dairy type in New Zealand, used on 69% of dairy farms. Simple changes save seconds per cow, and that quickly adds up. 

Third-generation Ashburton dairy farmers TJ and Mark Stewart are no strangers to adapting and evolving.

Visiting US climate change expert Dr Will Happer says the idea of reducing cow numbers to greatly reduce methane emissions is crazy.

Early December marks a key transition for many dairy farmers, as weaned replacement heifers head off-farm to grazing.

Thirty years ago, as a young sharemilker, former Waikato farmer Snow Chubb realised he was bucking a trend when he started planting trees to provide shade for his cows, but he knew the animals would appreciate what he was doing.

OPINION: Last week marked a major step forward in our work to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis.

The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) has given farmers in the Tararua District a boost as they rebuild following recent storms.

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says withdrawing from the Paris Agreement on climate change would be “a really dumb move”.