Martin Bennett has been a dairy farmer for nearly half a century, so he's seen his fair share of change in the industry over that time.

Milk from cows bred for low milk urea nitrogen and fed on plantain pastures may have human health benefits as well as environmental advantages, according to research by the Lincoln University Pastoral Livestock Production Lab.

Dairy manager Mohammad Arifin has come a long way from milking 20 cows by hand, twice a day back home in Indonesia.

At Westmoreland Estate Ltd’s three dairy farm offices in the Waikato hang large world maps.

Waikato share farmer Aleisha Broomfield has gone one better than her effort last year to win the regional Share Farmer of the Year award.

German manufacturer Krone has developed two new versions of its 4m EasyCut F400 mower.

Barry Flynn milks a 620-strong Friesian herd on 195ha in Methven, New Zealand.

He might have had his fair share of media attention last year for coming runner up in the 2022 FMG Young Farmer of the Year, but Waikato’s Chris Poole has many more strings to his bow.

OPINION: The importance of rural and provincial roads has suddenly and dramatically come to the fore with the advent of cyclones Hale and Gabrielle and other massive storms that have hit Northland and along the east coast of the North Island.

At Westmoreland Estate Ltd’s three dairy farm offices in the Waikato hang large world maps.