FARMER CONFIDENCE is waning amid price drops and a high New Zealand dollar, two surveys in the last week indicate.

DON’T LET ample pasture now lull you into a false sense of security with winter just round the corner, says farm management systems firm Farmax.

DAIRY PROCESSORS are pouring millions of dollars into infrastructure in Tasmania and irrigation systems are opening up new dairying opportunities…now more farmers are needed to take advantage of this growth.

THE 9.9% drop at last week’s Global Dairy Trade auction has jolted farmers but they have vowed to carry on.

DAVE BUICK is a sheep and beef farmer from Pongaroa, running 2000 stock units on steep hill country. But he's also a shearer with his own gang of ten.

LAMB FLAPS are paving the way for sales of better cuts and beef to China and elsewhere in Asia, says Beef + Lamb New Zealand.

Landcorp Farming has announced a six-month net operating profit of $11 million and expects to reach more than $20 million for the full year.

USING BREEDING values as part of your bull buying strategy could add thousands of dollars to the bottom line of your business – but only if you, or your agent, understand the principals and, crucially, financial implications.

KINBURN FARM, Poukawa, is next door to Poukawa Research Station, so perhaps it's no coincidence its owner Rob Buddo is working closely with PRS scientist Dr Paul Muir on a lucerne cultivar demonstration.

By the time you read this Fonterra’s Milk for Schools initiative will have launched in Northland. Given the idea stemmed from concern about the perceived high price of milk in the shops, it’s ironic that the launch should come just after the cooperative has cut its payout forecast. Milk prices internationally are on the wane and our dollar is doing dairy, and sheep and beef returns come to that, no favours.