We all recognise the symptoms of a classic down cow: dull eyes, sleepy, head down, poor responsiveness.

The time of the season is a great time to sit down with your Pioneer area manager and merchant representative to discuss maize hybrids. Choosing the right maize silage hybrid to plant for your environment can make a big difference to yield and profit.

WorkSafe has appointed Sharon Thompson as its new chief executive.

Branded miniature apple company, Rockit Global chief executive Mark O’Donnell will retire in March next year.

In BNZ's Rural Wrap report, senior economist Doug Steel looks at milk price forecast and outcomes.

Waikato farmer Tracy Brown will become DairyNZ’s first woman board chair in October.

Dairy processors are happy with the Government’s move to reduce redtape for exporters.

Farm plastic recycler, Agrecovery’s Green-farms Product Stewardship Scheme (GPSS) has been officially accredited under the Waste Minimisation Act (2008).

Makers and retailers of animal health and crop thriving products are backing the Government’s plan to step up approval processes for new offerings.

Earlier signalling by the dairy industry of how many hectares of maize silage is required each season would assist maize growers to better plan their planting programmes, says the Foundation for Arable Research’s Ivan Lawrie.