GLOBAL GROWTH opportunities for New Zealand agriculture will continue, says ASB’s general manager rural Mark Heer.

ANDREW AND Gretchen Freeman aim to get every ewe to rear two lambs, every year, regardless of whether they drop one, two or three. It’s their Ewe 2 strategy, and it’s working.

Special 'Farming in Drought' Farm Days will be held in Wellington (Sunday, March 17), Rotorua (Sunday, March 17) and Tauranga (Sunday, March 24). Free and open to the public, they are intended to show how farmers and farms cope with drought.

A state of drought has been officially declared in the South Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Hawke's Bay regions today by the Minister for Primary Industries Nathan Guy.

Aaron Passey is the latest Grand Finalist for the ANZ Young Farmer Contest having narrowly taken first place over the weekend (Saturday, February 23) at the East Coast Regional Final in Woodville.

Education support manager at Taratahi, Steve Hannam, was invited to speak at the International Conference on Community Colleges in India at the beginning of February.

UNFAVOURBALE WEATHER is piling further pressure on sheep farmers grappling with low lamb prices.

Hugh and Pru Lilburn, who farm Drysdale Station and Ferndale Properties – inland Hunterville, held their first on farm sale on January 9; yarding 7360 lambs from the two properties. 

A host of high-profile organisations have welcome the announcement of $80 million in funding this year for water storage and irrigation.

AS THE holiday season approaches the Ministry for Primary Industry says remember the rules about homekill.