In seasonally calving herds all heifers are expected to be fertile and mated at the same time, but their birth dates typically span four-six weeks. 

Dairy and beef farmers are being asked to help develop frameworks to control the disease bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD).

An automated RFID heat detection system developed in New Zealand has delivered the best-ever mating result for a Waikato farmer.

A major initiative launched in the Tararua district seeks to reduce nitrate leaching on 135 dairy farms which can’t get consent for their operations. The hope is to achieve this with a single forage – plantain.

Zespri chairman Peter McBride has been awarded horticulture’s premier award, the Bledisloe Cup.

Making your farm a ‘biosecurity island’ can help you protect your business sustainability.

ASB economist Nathan Penny says New Zealand agriculture hasn’t backed great science with great stories.

A newly developed genetically modified ryegrass could be a game-changer for farming, says AgResearch.

More farmers are buying dairy technology that pays for itself promptly, says Waikato Milking Systems chief executive NZ Campbell Parker.

Dairy farmers can potentially improve their environment and financial results via two research projects now underway, says Lincoln University's R&D company Lincoln Agritech.