IT IS six years since I was photographed in front of a huge portrait of Chairman Mao Zedong – while I’m showing the ravages of time; he hasn’t changed a bit. 

LANDCORP'S ROLLS Peak Station, just north-east of Taupo, takes you back in time. It's serious hill country that's been stripped of exotic trees and is slowly being developed into a dairy support unit for the SOE's dairy farms in the Wairakei Estate.

KING COUNTRY contractor Les Te Kanawa has no doubt dipping is the 'way to go' when it comes to tackling fly strike.

C-DAX HAS won a 2011 Innovators Award for the pasture meter it developed with Massey University.

FARMERS ARE converting from sheep and beef into dairy. However, strict regional council rules are putting off some in Manawatu/Rangtikei region.

LABOUR WANTS to increase our agricultural exports in quantity and quality.

THE PRESIDENT of the Wool Exporters Council says he's not holding his breath about what might happen with wool prices in the New Year.

HOW OFTEN do you get a roomful of dairy farmers, council officials and environmental advocates emerging from their presentations and discussions 95% happy and in positive territory?

IN AN historic 'first' for a utility, the new Ford Ranger has gained a maximum 5 Star rating under the Euro NCAP crash test protocol.

LIC’S CALF club art competition for rural schools attracted 2000 entries