Beef + LambNZ's (BLNZ) awards dinner scheduled for Wednesday 2 February is postponed due to the arrival in the community of the Covid variant Omicron.
Farm sales are easing and farmers may be holding onto land to cash in on high commodity prices.
The Mackenzie County A&P Show is the latest event to fall victim to Covid.
Fonterra farmers are in line to be paid a milk price over $9/kgMS for the first time ever.
Health monitoring devices are becoming the next big thing for the national dairy herd.
Organisers of the East Coast Farming Expo are confident the annual event will be able to happen despite stricter Covid restrictions now in place.
A free-stall barn has helped a Mid Canterbury family re-frame its dairy business an sustain production through some of the worst flooding their region had been exposed to in 200 years.
New Zealand cheese processors are welcoming a US court decision to reject Europe's bid to have exclusive use of the Gruyére cheese name.
The inaugural Ministerial nominee on the Fonterra Milk Price Panel says he is not coming in as a crusader with any preconceived ideas of a need for change.
Before Covid, the Fonterra team in Singapore was always thrilled when Kiwi farmers dropped into the office during their travels and shared stories of life back on the farm.
Environment Southland (ES) and Federated Farmers Southland are locked in a dispute over the release of draft limits and targets for nitrogen, phosphorus, sediment, and E. coli load reductions in the region's rivers, lakes and estuaries.
DairyNZ says it has put a number of suggestions to the Government about how the sector could manage labour needs and health risks caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dairy farmers can now apply to recruit much needed overseas farm assistants and herd managers.
Federated Farmers say that If OSPRI is to catch-up on under investment in the NAIT platform and deliver on workability and farmer support, levy increases are likely necessary.
National Animal Identification and Tracing Scheme (NAIT) manager, NAIT Limited, is seeking consultation with farmers and collection agents on proposed increases to levies.
A partnership between Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) and Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust (AGMARDT) has led to the creation of a new Associate Trustee role.
Fonterra-owned Global Dairy Trade (GDT) celebrated its 300th event last week.
If you're thinking about whether you should cull a few cows, err on the side of caution by doing it sooner rather than later, says DairyNZ general manager of farm performance Sharon Morrell.
Fonterra has dropped its 2021-22 New Zealand forecast milk collection by 1.6% due to weather constraints.
Canterbury farmer and agribusiness leader Jessie Chan says it feels surreal to have been awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Global dairy prices have started the New Year in red hot form and ASB economist Nat Keall says a record milk price is now "a practical certainty".
Meka Whaitiri says Māori agribusiness is yet to realise its full potential.
Farm costs are rising rapidly and farmers are being urged to manage cows, staff and finance efficiently to stay profitable.
A handbook offering practical guidance on how to plant strategically to feed bees is now available free to New Zealand farmers.
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