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Focus on wintering well

Southland farmers Ewen and Diane Mathieson have experience in wintering well to protect their stock and the environment.

Farmer Ewen Mathieson is working hard to protect their stock and the environment by wintering well during the coldest months of the year.

Milk-E hits the tanker tracks in Waikato

Energy Minister Megan Woods and Fonterra chief operating officer Fraser Whineray inspect Milk-E after the launch.

A humble yet essential part of the supply chain; no one who travels the highways of New Zealand could have missed one of Fonterra’s milk tankers.

We can all do our bit

New Zealand households waste more than 157,000 tonnes of food annually.

OPINION: An estimated 40% of food produced globally each year is wasted - totalling 2.5 billion tonnes.

Editorial: Be daring, ask tough questions

There's less than three months to go before the local body elections.

OPINION: In less than three months New Zealanders will vote in the local government election.

Oat juice, not milk

OPINION: New Zealand's best loved brand Whittakers has launched its first 'plant-based' chocolate but it hasn't left a sweet taste in everyone's mouth.

Heat wave

OPINION: The heat wave that hit Europe last week has forced a rethink among UK dairy farmers who normally graze their cows outdoors in summer.

Thieves use air power

OPINION: Surging crime in New Zealand isn't confined to Auckland suburbs, it seems.

Crisis move

OPINION: When three senior Government ministers issue a media release on a Sunday afternoon extending cost of living support, eyebrows are rightly raised.

Oz farmers study N usage

The High Integrity Grass-fed Herds (HIGH) project identifies positive outcomes for pasturebased dairy farms by reducing synthetic nitrogen fertiliser use and improving milk production efficiency from low-cost grazed pasture systems.

Australian dairy farmers are backing a new five-year research project looking into reducing the reliance on nitrogen fertilisers used in pasture production.