An innovative dairy effluent management system is being designed to help farmers improve on-farm effluent practices and reduce environmental impact.
As summer progresses, dairy farmers face two critical challenges: maintaining milk production and keeping weight on cows.
A Franklin dairy farmer has inched closer to national victory after being crowned Northland’s top young farmer.
Any farmer that harvests or buys crops risks inviting one of the world's most invasive pest plants onto their property - to their detriment.
Southland Federated Farmers president Jason Herrick says farmers are prepared for winter grazing every year.
The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) is launching a new round of grants to support projects aimed at enhancing dairy farming sustainability via the a2 Farm Sustainability Fund.
DairyNZ is inviting applications for an associate director position.
Waikato farmer Dave Muggeridge was fed up with water seeping in through his maize silage cover and spoiling feed.
GEA Farm Technologies New Zealand is announcing the launch of its cutting- edge Automatic Milking Systems (AMS), designed to bring a new level of efficiency, profitability, and sustainability to pasture-based dairy farming.
One NZ Satellite TXT initial service was rolled out to customers on eligible phones and plans at no extra cost last month.
PPP Industries Ltd, established in 1962, is a leading supplier of agricultural equipment in New Zealand.
Precision Slurry says they are effluent application specialists who pride themselves on leading the way in cleaning out any system - fully utilising the nutrients often seen as a problem on farms.
Primary ITO has a wide range of work-based training options to help you grow the skills and knowledge of your staff in 2025.
Pasture renewal is the process of replacing older, less productive pastures with a completely new pasture.
North Canterbury dairy farmer and recently-elected deputy chair of DairyNZ, Cameron Henderson, is enjoying a huge reduction in irrigation water use after converting a pivot irrigator to drag perforated drip tubes across the ground instead of elevated sprinkler heads.
Hamish and Rachel Hammond jumped at the chance to put their university learning into practice by taking up a contract milking offer right after graduation.
Summer challenges dairy farming in unique ways. Heat stress, paired with changes in pasture quality can affect milk composition and overall productivity.
More than 260 people gathered at Muller Station in Marlborough recently to celebrate the 2024 Westpac + OsGro Marlborough Farmer of the Year winner.
With low wool prices, farmer interest in the self-shedding Wiltshire sheep continues to grow.
The Amuri Basin Future Farming (ABFF) Project in North Canterbury is making considerable strides in improving irrigation efficiency, riparian management, and environmental innovation.
The East Coast Farming Expo is playing host to a quad of ‘female warriors’ (wahine toa) who will give an in-depth insight into the opportunities and successes the primary industries offer women.
Open Farms is calling on farmers to sign up to host an open day event on their farm this year.
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