Reporoa farm manager Ian Fraser is using all bulls to get his cows into calf this season.

DairyNZ ran a candidate Q&A for its upcoming director elections; three key questions were put to candidates and here are their responses:

Farm management software is enabling a Hawkes Bay dairy farm to get the best from its land.

Why is it important to reduce sediment, phosphorus and E. coli losses from winter grazed paddocks?

Locking ourselves out of the world by being GE-free is “just dumb”, Potatoes New Zealand chief executive Chris Claridge says.

Now is the time to plan to renew pastures in autumn and to consider renewing more than in the past.

A race car with the best engine is never going to win unless the tyres allow it to get power to the ground, and dairy cows should be looked at in a similar light, says ‘The Hoofman’ – Johan Buys.

The hunt is on for great dairy pastures in Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

Despite plenty of evidence showing the clear benefits of renewing pastures, renewal rates in New Zealand remain very low, claims the Pasture Renewal Charitable Trust.

Representing a rural area on Auckland's 'super city' council can be "mind boggling" at times, says Auckland councillor Penny Webster.