Dairy farmers should beef up balance sheets to cope with global milk price volatility, says the head of herd improvement company CRV.

A new year and a new – while yet familiar – set of challenges face New Zealand’s agricultural sector.

Welcome to 2015 and hopefully a busy and profitable year for agricultural contractors – and farmers alike – all around the country.

Blood and autopsy samples from cows that were sick or died after grazing swedes in Southland last winter have confirmed liver damage but the role, or not, of the HT strain of the crop in the epidemic is still unclear.

Two Southdown rams shared the honours at Canterbury A&P Association’s elite ram & ewe sale last November, both making $14,000.

The Honda XR150L ticks the right boxes for a farm bike – easy to ride, quiet, light and easy to service.

Bay of Plenty dairy farmer Ross Barker was always keen on Case IH tractors, but needed the support of a local dealer before he bought his Maxxum 125 Silver two years ago. 

Federated Farmers President, Dr William Rolleston, says he is thrilled by Katie Milne's selection as a finalist for the 2015 Dairy Woman of the Year Award.

AgResearch scientist Dr Phil Rolston has been awarded the Chinese government's most prestigious science award for his contributions to agriculture in China.

Farmers in South Canterbury and North Otago will feel the financial crunch of the drought-like conditions shortly, with Westpac gearing up to assist its hardest hit customers in the regions.