Dairy farming was always a likely career path for Graham Barlow, of Fermanagh Farm, in the Piako district of Waikato.

Farmers and rural contractors in Waikato are being urged to check that all machinery is clean to protect farms from weed pests.

Have you got a favourite farm memory? Then share it and the best yarn will win a farm bike worth over $5000.

The expertise of long-time OAD farmers is a standout at their discussion groups.

The future of once-a-day milking was talked up recently at a DairyNZ discussion group near Otaki.

The number of shareholders in the dairy industry is dropping.

Examining the primary sector policies of Labour, and thus our new Government, there are a few things on my wish list, some cautionary notes and some plaudits to hand out.

DairyNZ is working on several projects designed to help farmers to do a better, more efficient and cost effective job in riparian planting, with the goal of improving water quality.

The Ministry for Primary Industries says “suspicious” test results for the bacterial cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis on two more farms in the South Canterbury region are not dashing hopes for containment and eradication.

Troubled milk processor Westland Milk is on track to achieve a target of saving $78 million, says chief executive Toni Brendish.