‘The benefit of extended therapy for mastitis: myth or fact?’ was the topic at the third global milk quality expert forum.

Rearing young stock on single species grazing systems under irrigation may become very challenging as there is often no alternative species grazing to help reduce parasite burdens on the pasture.

THE SHEEP industry, especially wool, is in a very serious situation and governments don’t help by adding increasing layers of complexity to regulation, says an industry veteran.

After a spike in cases of leptospirosis in Northland, farmers are being urged to take care around animals and to vaccinate their livestock.

NZ wine earns the country just over $1.5 billion in terms of exports. But in terms of our overall economy, wine provides in excess of $2 billion.

The agri-food sector in New Zealand contributes around one fifth of the country's GDP according to a new study.

A student research project has produced promising results for an indirect approach to reducing mealybug infestations in vineyards.

Dairy farmers are increasingly using technology to monitor and control their dairy effluent systems, says Precision Farming Ltd.

Gypsum can at least partially address many hydrological and chemical factors that influence the loss of phosphorus and other nutrients from farms to waterways, says a Canterbury company.

When you have a hard problem and no solutions you tend to ignore it: that's what New Zealand has been doing about greenhouse gas emissions, says Anders Crofoot, Federated Farmers spokesman on climate change.