William McCook has been appointed chief executive of the organisation soon to be formed from the merger of the Animal Health Board and NAIT (National Animal Identification and Tracing scheme).

An international celebration of the Angus cattle breed is coming to New Zealand, exactly 150 years after Angus farming was introduced to our shores.

The Fonterra Shareholders Council says today's launch of the TAF prospectus is a tangible result of years of hard work by the co-op and its farmers.

Fonterra has released details of TAF (trading among farmers) which will allow outsiders to invest in the co-op for the first time.

Increased activity from China and India helped lift some wool sector prices significantly for the 11,700 bales on offer this week, New Zealand Wool Services International Ltd's general manager, John Dawson reports.

Australian Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Joe Ludwig is in New Zealand on a two-day visit.

A calf, mortally wounded in a botched poaching incident, has Federated Farmers concerned someone will end up being killed.

While the 2012/13 season will be tough for farmers, Federated Farmers believes it is not as dire as some commentators say.

SEVERAL HUNDRED hectares of one-year-old pine trees are to be mulched to make way for pasture and then herds of dairy cows. The reason: the low cost of carbon credits and the higher returns from dairying

LOSSES TO the kiwifruit industry from Psa-V will be much greater than the predicted $500 million over five years, says grower representative Neil Trebilco.

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