A cattle disease prevalent on 100% of New Zealand farms is much more serious than Mycoplasma bovis, a veterinarian says.

Copper deficiency is again stalking New Zealand’s cattle, brought on by traditional pastoral deficiency and shifts in farming practices over the past two decades.

New Zealand's new national ambassadors for sustainable farming and growing, Mark and Catriona White, are getting better-than-average production out of their kiwifruit operation using organic farming methods.

When the Health and Safety at Work Act (HASWA) came into force two years ago there were misgivings and nervousness in the rural sector. 

How long does it take a country to build a dairy industry? One year, Qatar would answer.

North Carolina legislators have made it clear: “If a drink doesn’t come from an animal with hooves, you can’t call it milk”.

Fonterra farmer suppliers in New Zealand are pretty happy with the $7/kgMS opening price for the new season.

A Waikato veterinarian says magnesium deficiency in cattle diets is a growing issue for his dairy clients.

Combining the expertise of three businesses solved the Rogers effluent problems on their 126ha family farm just south of Taupiri, Waikato. 

New Zealand needs to take a multi-pronged approach to dealing with the perceived threat of plant-based food substitutes.