Low dairy prices will benefit the New Zealand dairy industry in the long term, says a Lincoln University official.

With the threat of climate change confronting New Zealand dairy farming, CRV Ambreed says their tropical dairy breed may provide a solution.

Douglas McGregor is the seventh grand finalist to be named in the 2015 ANZ Young Farmer Contest.

Milk payout will improve next season, but cashflow will remain tight on farms, say market analysts.

America's love affair with hamburgers has resulted in a bumper year for New Zealand beef farmers, says Beef + Lamb NZ (BLNZ).

Many pests in New Zealand continue to be managed with poor understanding of their bionomics and impacts, warns the abstract of a paper published this month in the Journal of the Royal Society.

Farmers and farming organisations had better focus their energy on keeping safe on their farms, rather than getting into debates on whether children should be banned from riding as passengers on quads.

Fonterra says milk collection in the South Island in March was 7% below last season.

Farmers and Horizons Regional Council were for years at each other’s throats over the infamous One Plan and the council’s stance seen by some as anti-farming.

Consumer preferences have moved from taste to looks. That’s the view of Ohakune commercial vegetable grower Bruce Rollison, growing Brussel sprouts and parsnips for the domestic market.