FONTERRA IS boosting its connectivity to farmers through the Farm Source programme which will support farmers and their farming businesses and bolster the cooperative's connection with rural communities in New Zealand.

THE 2014 New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year, Ruth Hone, says the awards provide opportunities for those that apply themselves.

With the payout for the season looking likely to be below the six dollar mark, many dairy farmers need to be concerned. Six dollars was probably ok for many, but any less will see the hair going greyer and the worry beads being fingered.

Federated Farmers’ recent manifesto talks about building a sustainable farm system giving us the collective means to progress as a nation.  We can and we will be more than we are today, but to do that we need the right people trained the right way.

SPRING IS a key time for fertilising pasture and farmers need to take a considered approach to help protect the environment and their profits.

DAIRY FARMERS stand to gain large benefits from using short-gestation semen: increased days in milk, more time between calving and planned start of mating, and no looking back to routine inductions (banned from spring 2015).

TEAT PREPARATION before milking can involve the cleaning (and/or massaging) of teats before the cups are attached. 

TO HELP convince farmers that the Sportsman Ace makes as much sense on the farm as a quad Polaris have created a Farmer Edition that comes with free accessories worth $2,380.

Farmers are backing Reserve Bank Governor Graeme Wheeler's comments that the high New Zealand dollar is unjustified and unsustainable.

The 2014 New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year, Ruth Hone, says the awards provide opportunities for those that apply themselves.