Two positions on DairyNZ’s Board of Directors have attracted eight dairy farmer candidates.

The time has come to reduce aspects of Fonterra’s regulatory burden, National’s Agriculture spokesperson Todd Muller says.

Yili's takeover of Westland, the second-largest dairy enterprise in New Zealand, creates a ‘dairy silk road’ between Asia and NZ, says Yili Group chief executive Jianqiu Zhang.

A positive sign for the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme is that a clear majority of infected farms are now beef rather than dairy.

Federated Farmers says it didn’t have a say in a new plan on water quality, even though farmers are expected to bear the brunt of the proposal.

Fonterra's efforts to rein in costs now see it turning the screws on staff by suspending bonuses and pay rises for its top earners.

Restrictions on new dairy conversions and irrigation are coming as the Government grapples with improving waterways around the country.

State farmer Landcorp (Pāmu) returned a net loss of $11 million in the year to June 30, 2019.

Four years after he quit farming, Tim Deans, an engineering-savvy guy, has emerged from his Rangiora workshop with a new electric fence add-on.

At least 50% of milking plants in New Zealand do not have automatic cup removers, says Milktech NZ.