OPINION: Are the heydays of soaring global demand for butter over?

After tasting 240 New Zealand made cheeses, judges have bestowed medals upon 199 of the entries.

As the second youngest of six kids, and the fourth generation on the land, Rippon's Nick Mills talks of his family's connection to a "ridiculously special place".

Massey University is returning to the National Fieldays next week with a new site, focusing on community-relevant collaborative research in the food and agriculture sectors.

A home in the country usually brings with it a little work so Bronwyn Baird figured on buying a tractor.

Don't underestimate how much water your cows need.

Rugby played a big role in New Zealand gaining a world-leading soil scientist, Professor Mike Hedley.

In general, all mammals use their own body reserves (fat and protein from body tissues) in early lactation, to meet the demands of milk production.

The Tru-Test Vat Manager all-in-one vat monitor and controller is giving dairy farmers confidence that their milk is cooled and held to temperature.

Canterbury farmer Assaf Sol is combating milk fever in his herd by supplementing magnesium in various ways, reports the supplier of Country Mile magnesium oxide dust.