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a2 Milk Company coy on Synlait $130m loan

George Adams says Synlait and the a2 Milk Company Limited have continued to engage in discussions.

Troubled milk processor Synlait’s second largest shareholders remains coy on how it will vote at a special general meeting on Thursday.

Donating milk meals all in a day's work for the Donovans

Mokai dairy farmer Annabel Donovan is dedicated to giving back to her local community by donating 2,400 servings of dairy, from the paddock to the table of those who need it most.

For Mokai dairy farmers Annabel and Dean Donovan, helping to nourish their local community by donating milk just makes sense.

Ruralco Instore Days attracts special guest

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon meets with local Mid Canterbury farmer, Jason Keeley at Ruralco’s 30th anniversary Instore Days in Ashburton. From left, Ruralco’s On-Farm Sales Manager, Lester Chambers; Mike Cox from Nufarm; Jason Keeley, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, and Ruralco CEO, Tony Aitken.

Over 2000 people, including Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, attended Ruralco’s Instore days last week.

More efficient jumbo wagons

In a move that will be welcomed by many, Austrian manufacturer Pottinger appears to be following a trend of bringing its machines down from the technological high-spec offerings seen over the last few years and offering them to customers in a more userfriendly format.

Fieldays' top young innovator

The Mark-It drench gun attachment, developed by student Penny Ranger.

Growing up on a South Waikato sheep and beef farm, Penny Ranger has firsthand experience on the day-to-day challenges.

Claas completes 500,000th machine

Claas is celebrating 500,000 combine harvesters built since 1936.

Claas is celebrating half a million combine harvesters built since 1936, marking the occasion by building anniversary machines from the Lexion, Trion, Evion and Dominator families at three locations on three continents.

Woollen covers that keep newborn lambs safe, warm

Made of 100% New Zealand wool, the covers deliver maximum warmth and available stretch to accommodate expected growth.

A Christchurch manufacturer of woollen covers for newborn lambs says his covers pay dividends in survival rates and liveweight gains, especially at a time when farmers are feeling the economic pinch.

Poultry farmers bag award for using less antibiotics

PIANZ was honoured with the Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Award for reducing the use of the antibiotic zinc bacitracin (ZB).

The Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand (PIANZ) has won the New Zealand Veterinary Association (NZVA) Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Award.

'Let's not chase rainbows'

South Otago sheep and beef farmer Hamish Bielski.

Farmers with experience and breeding knowledge are deeply concerned about the pressure to breed for low methane sheep traits and its effects on other important traits they have been pursuing over the last 100 years.

Primary sector's cream of the crop

Julian Raine, an innovator and entrepreneur in horticulture and dairy, took out the 'Outstanding Contribution' award.

A hero of Cyclone Gabrielle recovery efforts, an app that opens up a world of farming knowledge, and a professor with a passion for the environment are among those honoured by their primary sector peers.