300 plus rurals turned up at the fifth annual Spring Sheep Co open day at Matangi near Hamilton.

OPINION: Good production is 50% feeding and 50% breeding.

Disregarding the social and economic effects of the proposed water reforms is a recipe for disaster, warns Federated Farmers Waikato president Andrew McGiven.

Storytelling will help attract, retain and inspire the next generation in dairy farming, says Jules Benton, Dairy Women’s Network chief executive.

Pride is returning to the dairy industry, says the new chair of Dairy Women’s Network, Karen Forlong, a Central Plateau farmer.

A national limit on dissolved nitrogen would “essentially eliminate” intensive agriculture in the Selwyn Waihora catchment, says Environment Canterbury chief scientist Dr Tim Davie.

The quality of local milk is a key to Oamaru based Whitestone Cheese’s latest international success.

Re-elected Fonterra directors Andy Macfarlane and Donna Smit are looking forward to another three years on the board.

A group of dairy farmers in southern Manawatu are taking a proactive approach to dealing with facial eczema (FE) in the coming months.

Dairy and meat processors have taken a leadership role in getting 30 companies to sign up to pledge to the Government to take a more proactive role on biosecurity.