Farm sales are dropping, according to data released by the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).

DairyNZ developer animal care and biosecurity, Katherine DeWitt on the new tail shortening laws and better options for tail management.

With winter now well underway, dairy cows are fast approaching the most stressful time of the year.

New Zealand's dairy goat industry is starting research aimed at generating and amassing scientific data on the benefits of consuming goat milk infant formula produced by sustainable farm systems.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor says there is unlikely to be much growth in production in the dairy sector in the coming year.

Richard McIntyre, head of Federated Farmers sharemilkers section, was right on the money when he described plans to introduce the Farm Debt Mediation Bill as long overdue.

Five gold coloured semen straws each representing a $2000 cash prize will entice farmers during the artificial breeding season.

Changing expectations of what customers or consumers want from the animals producing their products is one of the driving forces behind the new $25.68 million innovative programme for the dairy industry.

The Northland farmer to farmer learning programme Extension 350 is attracting nationwide attention.

The chair of the Mycoplasma bovis strategic advisory group, MPI’s chief science adviser Dr John Roche, says he wouldn’t wish the disease on his worst enemy.