Leasing support land can work very well, however it commonly involves a big investment of time and money.

The dairy is a significant investment and can have a major impact on milking efficiency and the comfort of cows and milkers.

Those entrants who used their summer holiday to prepare for the 2016 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards could have an advantage, as activity gears up in this year's competitions.

A Rangitikei farming family is able to look to the future with certainty, having secured a 25-year controlled land use consent.

Dairy farmers are being urged to attend next month's profitable dairy farming conference in Ashburton.

At work, dairy employees have rights and responsibilities. Some are law, some are commonsense and some are because you work on a farm.

The farm dairy is literally the heart of the farm and the need to replace, renovate or build new is a significant event in the life of any farmer and any farm.

Mastitis remains the biggest dairy disease for farmers.

Plastic DairyFlo liners have helped a Waikato sharemilker produce what Fonterra judges to be some of the finest milk in the country.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand Western North Island farmer director Kirsten Bryant has been elected unopposed.