Otago dairy farmer and breeding stalwart Denis Aitken has been appointed Holstein Friesian New Zealand's new patron.

With farmers now expected to produce Fresh Water Farm plans in addition to Farm Environment Plans, Culverden farmer David Croft decided to get his spreading equipment tested and calibrated by a Spreadmark accredited tester.

Consumers and restaurants around Australia and the world are serving up around 25,000 metric tonnes of Fonterra's Perfect Italiano Mozzarella each year.

Dairy farmers in the Australian state of Victoria had a record profitable 2022-23 season, thanks to high milk prices and carefully managed high costs.

Production of the first ever locally-produced organic cheese was celebrated in Indonesia recently.

A market for biodiversity credits is one financing option that could be instrumental in helping New Zealand farmers fund land-use change to meet environmental targets, according to a new study.

Joe Catherwood has been a client of PGG Wrightson Wool throughout his farming career.

Concern over the outlook for commodity prices in the coming year coupled with rising on farm costs have pushed New Zealand farmer confidence to a new record low.

Farmers can follow and compare the readings of different soil moisture probes following the installation of a demonstration site at the Foundation for Arable Research's Kowhai Farm at Lincoln.

With spring fertiliser season underway, more dairy farmers are anticipated to turn to self-spreading to help keep costs down, according to Precision Farming head of sales, Aaron Wilson.

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