The Government is pushing ahead with its election commitment to take agriculture out of the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

An independent body, providing advice on animal welfare to the Government, has been told to change the way in which it deals with stakeholders while developing livestock codes of welfare.

At Fieldays this week, DairyNZ will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its online platform DairyBase.

The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the third consecutive month in May, as higher prices of cereals and dairy products outweighed decreases in quotations for sugar and vegetable oils, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reports.

Farmers are getting more and more data but often struggle to decipher into strategies, says Watermetrics.

On-farm inflation for sheep and beef farmers has eased but high input prices continue to affect farm profitability.

New Image International, a global leader in bovine colostrum health and wellness products, is opening a new office and distribution centre in Athens, Greece.

Southland Federated Farmers are calling on the region’s MPs to throw their support in behind the organisation’s calls for an independent inquiry into rural banking.

Already well known for its silage wagons, tip trailers and an extensive range of bale feeders, McIntosh Farm Machinery has expanded its product offering with their first dual purpose machine, the Combi Pro.

Operating for around a decade, Waringa Distribution thoroughly appraises and paddocktests machinery brands prior to market introduction and before assisting operators with full support and parts backup.

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