Last year a survey was done on soil stability and disturbance in Waikato using aerial photographs taken in 2012. Here's what was found.

Much criticism has been voiced in recent weeks about the way the Government and Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) have handled the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak. 

Rising land costs, fewer available workers and heavy state government regulation are hurting California dairy farmers.

The life's work of a Waikato Jersey breeder will be used to help inspire students about careers in the agri-food sector.

Greenpeace's sustainable agriculture campaigner Gen Toop says even dairy farmers are supporting their campaign against further intensification of dairying.

After fifteen years of planning and red tape, a controversial large dairy conversion in the Mackenzie Basin is expected to be up and running next season, despite environmentalists’ ongoing opposition.

Farmers will undergo another national round of bulk milk testing in spring as the campaign to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis ramps up.

Farmers’ stance on biosecurity is going to have to change, said Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor in a recent television interview.

The double-D’S were front and centre at Karapiro, Waikato, recently to promote a voluntary water quality initiative. 

DairyNZ says the industry has a vital role to play in helping transition New Zealand to a low-emissions economy.