OPINION: In the heartland of rural New Zealand, Waikato Milking Systems is on a transformative journey that seeks to revolutionise dairy farming practices with their latest innovation, ErgoPOD.

Palmerston North is set to rumble with the power and excitement of rural sports this coming March, as Ford New Zealand takes pole position as the naming rights sponsor of the illustrious Ford New Zealand Rural Sports Awards.

Otago dairy farmer and breeding stalwart Denis Aitken has been appointed Holstein Friesian New Zealand's new patron.

Production of the first ever locally-produced organic cheese was celebrated in Indonesia recently.

Joe Catherwood has been a client of PGG Wrightson Wool throughout his farming career.

Farmers can follow and compare the readings of different soil moisture probes following the installation of a demonstration site at the Foundation for Arable Research's Kowhai Farm at Lincoln.

An advancement in tests on heat tolerant cows could mean good things for the dairy industry.

When Mike Montgomerie gave up his legal career 28 years ago to become a dairy farmer, his lawyer friends joked that he was moving from "bull #@*# to cow #@*#".

Global dairy prices are clawing back lost ground and farmers may need to thank the weather gods for this.

Southburn-based farmer and new National MP for Waitaki, Miles Anderson is heading to Wellington tomorrow for induction.