Britain has taken its first formal step to negotiate a post-Brexit free trade agreement with New Zealand, Australia and the US. 

More beef farms than dairy farms are now infected with the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, according to MPI figures.

Federated Farmers president Katie Milne says she hopes for a fair split.

Agreement between the dairy and beef sectors on who pays what for the industry share of eradicating Mycoplasma bovis is still a month away, say industry sources.

Making a good quality stack or clamp silage is a given for livestock farmers, but feeding out can be a lottery.

Farmers, fruit or vege growers, vineyard owners or rural contractors -- most either know of or own gear made by Bertolini, whose distinctive blue tanks make them a standout in any field. 

Conditions look promising for the start of calving in the Lower North Island.

The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction has delivered a mixed result.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is beginning a second round of nationwide milk testing, checking the country's dairy herd for the presence of Mycoplasma bovis.

Suzuki, a key player in the quad market and the first to bring out a four-wheel machine (Quadrunner) in 1983, has pulled the wraps off its 2019 range-topping King Quad 750AXI 4x4.

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