The fortunes of the dairy industry are expected to bounce back in about a year’s time, according to the Director General of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), Ray Smith.

There is no mistaking Joe Wang’s love of wine, New Zealand wine in particular.

Weather in the coming months will determine the size of the drop in milk production, says Federated Farmers Dairy president Andrew Hoggard.

European Dairy co-op Arla recently signed two new joint ventures in Africa as part of its expansion plan on the continent.

It's safe to say that sales of combine harvesters in Southland are relatively few, so it’s interesting to hear of a new Massey Ferguson hitting the paddocks in February and making a big impact during the recent harvest for owners Mark and Sonia Dillon, Riversdale.

Faster internet is helping Waikato dairy farmers to manage their businesses on mobile phones. Spark New Zealand recently deployed 4G via the 700MHz radio spectrum on its Hangatiki site. 

Iseki has bolstered its line of compact tractors with its new TG6000 Series.

The world tractor market for 2014 is estimated to be about 2.1 million units, which showed a slight decline and high regional variation. 

February's production data released by DCANZ last week shows Fonterra’s drought impact warning was over-the-top and explains why markets have corrected so sharply, say analysts.

FEWER LAMBS and more money: that’s the equation for meat exports in the past six months.