A new training facility for aspiring dairy farmers and herd and farm managers in the central North Island has its first intake of students.

State farmer Landcorp is to revise its land-use programme at Wairakei Estate near Taupo.

A conferance on NZ sheep milking is being held next month at Massey University, and it's already attracting participants from around the world.

With the country now experiencing an El Nino cycle, farmers are seeking all available information to help them plan ahead.

Rising interest in dairy sheep is about to be matched by the availability of milking ewes thanks to 15-year-old frozen embryos.

Landcorp and Chinese conglomerate Shanghai Pengxin have jointly set up a venture to train future farm leaders – at no cost to those chosen for the course.

Contrary to popular belief it's United States investors, not Chinese, who were the biggest buyers of our dairy land during 2013-2014.

A new dairy grazing site near Taupo will be focused on heifers, says the owner, Wairakei Pastoral Ltd.

The election is NZ-wide by internet, fax, and postal voting using the STV (single transferable vote) voting method.

The dairy downturn could be an indicator of how the economy will suffer if farmers have to reduce inputs to meet environmental compliance standards.