Restricted pasture growth and milk production occurs in many parts of New Zealand as a result of dry summers and irrigation restrictions, according to DairyNZ.

Pasture-based dairy farming is a balance between managing the pasture and the cows to maximise sustainable profit, says DairyNZ.

Dairy farmers searching for efficiencies in their operation know that home-grown, fully-utilised pasture has always been the most cost-effective feed.

Two new L Series square balers - the L330 and the L340 - will improve efficiency on farm, says machinery maker John Deere.

Sport stars Lisa Carrington, Sophie Pascoe and Sarah Walker are set to judge the ninth annual 2015 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Golden Lamb Awards, aka the Glammies.

Farmers contemplating a land use conversion to dairying can get a new online environmental 'how to' planning guide to help ensure any new farm meets industry standards.

Silver Fern Farms’ chairman Rob Hewett has effectively backed himself and Herstall Ulrich in the director election requesting a vote for “no change” to the board.

Is history set to repeat itself in Silver Fern Farms’ director elections?

Welcome to 2015 and hopefully a busy and profitable year for agricultural contractors – and farmers alike – all around the country.

Federated Farmers Manawatu-Rangitikei is launching its own Farm Day program to educate the next generation and the urban community.