The ANZ Young Farmer Contest has named contract-milker Matt Bell as the second Grand Finalist for 2015.

More calls are fielded by Federated Farmers Southland about tough immigration criteria for migrants than about any other issue, says the region’s president Russell MacPherson.

Beef from Kiwi Cross cows offers dairy farmers a way to boost their profits, says Firstlight Foods, Hawkes Bay.

New Zealand is making mistakes in research, data protection and biosecurity, for example, because we are terrible strategic thinkers, claims Labour’s primary industries spokesman Damien O’Connor.

Higher production is the key driver of regional economies, even though higher profit is important to farmers, says DairyNZ’s Rick Pridmore. 

The global dairy price slide seems to be over and farmers are banking on happier days ahead.

Canterbury's Synlait Farms has rebranded as Purata.

Judges have named Rotorua sheep and beef farmers John and Catherine Ford the Supreme Winners of the 2015 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA).

The 2015 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards is in full swing, with judging underway and the first regional winners due to be announced next week.

Waipu dairy farmer Graham Hargreaves believes that if you find a job you love, you never have to go to work. He hopes to instil this philosophy in those students who are considering a career in agriculture.