Former Agriculture Minister and DairyNZ chair John Luxton leaves behind a legacy and lifetime of achievement in the agriculture sector and beyond.

An independent review of the Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme has found it is on track to achieve a world-first eradication and makes recommendations to improve the wider biosecurity systems.

Graham Wallace, one of the country's oldest veterinary surgeons, passed away on October 29 in Auckland after a very long, active life of 96 years and short battle with cancer.

OPINION: Your old mate is always sceptical about claims made by government, especially when it comes to spending our money and the value of said spending.

Visitors to this year’s Fieldays, who want a bit of a break from looking at all the new tractors and machinery, can pop over to Morrinsville to take in some rural art.

Southland based farm consultant Allison McDonald reckons using OverseerFM is a big help in developing Farm Environment Plans (FEPs).

AgResearch’s new chief executive is promising solid evidence-based science to make New Zealand’s agriculture sector the best in the world.

Collection of dead calves from farms around the country has stopped with farmers and the recycling company blaming each other for the impasse.

OPINION: Your old mate wonders why there has not been a whole lot of gnashing of teeth and wailing from the xenophobes – more commonly known as failing political party NZ First – about a Canadian pension fund buying a major stake in New Zealand’s biggest corporate dairy farmer, Dairy Holdings.

It's business as usual at the country’s largest dairy farming business after the official announcement of a shareholder revamp.