Having problems getting an accurate body condition score of your herd? Then DeLaval's latest innovation will be come in handy.

The real cost of forages should be a key driver for a farm business; but to determine ‘real value’, buying decisions should be based on various factors, says SeedForce.

Fonterra's commitment to volume, value and velocity (growing volume and value with speed – also called Strategy Refresh) has been firm and appears frequently on the corporate website. 

Rural News editor David Anderson asks New Zealand’s special agriculture trade envoy Mike Petersen about what happened at the TPP talks, whether a deal is ever likely and what this would mean for NZ.

With the increase of standoff pads and wintering barns, the amount of slurry being stored for distribution is soaring. 

The world's first fully automated rotary platform, with 40 milking stalls, needs no routine ‘cups-on’.

Phosphorus, vital in maintaining optimum animal health, is commonly overlooked by New Zealand farmers, though they display good understanding of the benefits of mineral and vitamin supplementation.

Milk quality company FIL says its new teat spray calculator can cut up to 50% of the cost of teat spraying per cow. And it is more effective.

The low payout doesn’t necessarily mean dairy farmers will stop work on environmental projects on their farms.

Grazed winter forage crops raise the risk of nutrient losses to water, but with careful management, sediment and phosphorus losses can be reduced during grazing.