With calving underway, dairy farmers are being urged to be vigilant for coccidiosis by planning their calf feeding regimes and using nutrition to combat the potentially fatal disease.

As farmers start calving, it’s time to think about preparing calf sheds. Here are some tips from NZAgbiz’s Calf Rearing Guide on preparing calf facilities and what good practices for setting up your calf shed are.

On the farm, bobby calves must be given the same degree of care as every other calf on the farm.

Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for plant growth, and nitrogen fertiliser has long been critical to maintaining the high productivity of grazed pasture systems in New Zealand.

More than one million calf feed bags each year could be saved from landfill as SealesWinslow becomes one of the first animal nutrition companies in New Zealand to join Agrecovery.

Federated Farmers president Wayne Langford delivered his annual report at its annual meeting in Wellington last week. Here's what he said:

Hauraki farmer Amber Carpenter has been named the new chair of the Dairy Environment Leaders group.

DairyNZ is working on a project to engage better with Māori dairy farmers and in a way that has meaning to them.

A review of Fonterra's Farm Source retail business that could reduce the co-op's face-to-face interaction with farmer shareholders is causing concern.

Waikato farmer Emma Poole says she is “absolutely buzzing” after being named the 55th FMG Young Farmer of the Year, making her the contest’s first-ever female champion.