Rival gang members, nannies and school kids are some of the unsung heroes of the recovery of orchards in Hawke's Bay hit by Cyclone Gabrielle. Peter Burke reports.

Back to its “normal” mid-June timing, it looked like all the stars were in alignment for the Fieldays at Mystery Creek.

The use of collars and monitoring technology use on farm is expected to keep climbing, says MSD New Zealand livestock business unit lead Pauline Calvert.

OPINION: As a co-operative, Ravensdown has a responsibility to monitor market and industry trends for farmers and growers.

New DairyNZ chief financial officer Robyn Marsh started last week, an appointment DairyNZ says will provide strong financial direction, vision, and profitable management.

The competition is heating up ahead of the New Zealand Young Farmer (NZYF) Tournament National Final, set to be held in Timaru next month.

For the much-maligned dairy industry, NZ's primary export returns for 2023 would be looking grim.

It's reported that just over 100,000 people attended this year's four day National Fieldays at Mystery Creek near Hamilton. As expected, the number of people attednign the event and exhibitors was well down on pre-Covid numbers and, according to reporter Peter Burke who first attended the event in 1981, this year was quite different.

Scion scientists have embarked on important new research to find out how much methane is being consumed by microorganisms in New Zealand's planted forest soils.

OPINION: Kiwi dairy farmers continuously strive to be world-leaders in pasture-based production, emissions efficiency and animal care. Our sector's success in global trade relies on these factors.