Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is a surprisingly common viral disease of cattle and other ruminants.

Farmers who need an extra hand on the farm as a result of November’s earthquake and aftershocks can call 0800 FARMING (327 646) and have their needs matched with skilled workers and volunteers.

Some newspaper headlines refer to a victory for Greenpeace, but is it?

Farm sales dropped for the three months ended December compared to the same period last year, says the Real Estate Institute of NZ (REINZ).

Now is the time to plan to renew pastures in autumn and to consider renewing more than in the past.

Welcome to a new year. 2016 was a turbulent year to say the least.

Brian and Margaret Schnell bought their Bunnythorpe, Manawatu dairy farm in 1984, and were joined by their daughter Amy and husband Greg Gemmell, who became sharemilkers in 2003.

Don Galletly's Loch Ness dairy farm on the Emu Plain, near Waiau, remains the only one in North Canterbury unable to milk since the November 14 quake.

Cow Central's (Hamilton) Waikato Museum is looking to tell a broader story about the white stuff via its Milk Matters exhibition which opened recently.

Northland and some upper regions of Waikato are highest on the radar for concern about summer dry, says Andrew Reid, DairyNZ’s general manager, extension.