Environment Southland (ES) is reporting continued improvement in winter grazing practices during 2021-22.

New research from the University of Queensland and the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) has revealed that changing the diets of pregnant sows could be key to improving animal welfare by easing heat stress.

The forestry sector continues to attract young New Zealanders, claims  New Zealand Forest Services as seven applicants join the Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau – Forestry Scholarship programme.

If you’re in New Plymouth, it may be a tad trickier to get your hands on a Christmas ham this festive season.

Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) has named Taranaki farmer Nicola Bryant as its 2022 Regional Leader of the Year.

Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) says it supports recent calls for the Government to slow the avalanche of regulatory changes facing food and fibre producers.

Biosecurity New Zealand is warning farmers that those who don’t keep accurate NAIT records put others at risk and can hinder efforts to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis).

State farmer Pamu has set up an independent sustainability panel to bolster its commitment to sustainable farming

A stock truck driver has been fined $3600 for mishandling goats while transporting them to a meat processing plant.

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