As New Zealand enters the summer months, rural insurer FMG is reminding farmers and growers to take extra care with a new campaign.

How much shade and shelter do our sheep need in an era of more extreme weather and the lack of natural shelter on farms?

In my last article, I covered factors affecting the marginal returns from growing maize on-farm.

Part of your preventative healthcare needs to focus on the safety of the physical environment, according to a dairy goat farming website.

The recently announced Milk Sustainability Centre – a collaboration between global giant John Deere and milking and feed specialists De Laval – is said to deliver dairy farmers a new tool to enhance efficiency and sustainability, while also rising to the challenges of changing regulations that affect their businesses.

Much has been discussed in recent seasons about the rising costs of production on dairy farms, and rightfully so.

Tania and Innes Anderson are second generation farmers whose family have had ties to the land where they operate for more than fifty years.

OPINION: Farmers from all over the country have made an impressive effort to put good wintering practices in place, ensuring their animals are cared for no matter what the weather conditions are.

OPINION: Kiwi farmers are the best in the world at innovating to solve whatever is thrown at them.

Southern dairy farmers are being reminded to undertake best practices to safeguard water quality and transport safety when the annual stock Moving Day begins shortly.