Taupo-based Māori dairy company, Miraka, celebrated a major milestone last week – the production of the billionth pack of UHT milk.

Five Waikato farms have been announced as contenders in the 2020 Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

300 plus rurals turned up at the fifth annual Spring Sheep Co open day at Matangi near Hamilton.

Māori-owned milk processor Miraka is now reporting carbon emissions for each of its 100-plus supplier farms.

New Zealand's only organic dairy cooperative is ready for its next phase of product development and growth.

Dairy Woman of the Year Trish Rankin has a message for all farmers: recycling systems work and it is worth doing your bit.

Crop establishment, particularly various ways of doing it, was the focus of a recent field day near Taupo.

Landcorp is paying members of its contentious environmental reference group (ERG) $1500 a day each – far more than other government body payments.

As we bid farewell to another year it’s time for the annual review of 2018 in the primary sector as seen by the Rural News editorial team.

Mike and Debi Fichtl, of South Waikato, believe farm ownership is still an admirable, and achievable aim.