Australian mutton production hit rock bottom last year by hitting its lowest annual total in over three decades.

Fonterra has dropped its 2012-13 forecast payout by 30c/kgMS, blaming it on the strong New Zealand currency.

INDUSTRY BENCHMARKS set repeatedly by Polaris quads in ride quality show these machines to be “getting better and better,” says maker Polaris Industries.

DAIRY FARMERS could lower the risk of mastitis and grades from somatic cell counts and other bacteria with a Dairymaster ClusterCleanse, says company director Craig Burrows.

THE FOURTH generation Range Rover is touted as the most capable and luxurious Land Rover yet.  Lighter, stronger and with new levels of refinement, it presents as the world’s finest luxury SUV, says global brand director John Edwards.

Food issues will be dissected in the final of the University of Waikato Winter Lecture Series this week.

The forest and wood processing industries are pushing forward with a strategy to transform the sector.

At the beginning of the year, the outlook for the chilled season was fairly optimistic. Winter contracts were released in the late $8.00/kg which set the tone for the weaner sales.

Often described as the Holy Grail of wines, Pinot Noir is a variety that aficionados can never get enough of.

Removing rubbish from the vineyard floor after pruning is seen as an essential part of the botrytis prevention strategy. But what about the tendrils left on canes? Are they a botrytis risk?