The meat industry has a job to sell the value proposition of lamb, says Agriculture Minister Todd McClay.

When it comes to favourite car brands, Kiwis tend to fall into the Holden or Ford camps.

As New Zealand swelters in record hot and humid conditions, dairy farmers need to be more vigilant than usual against facial eczema (FE) as spore counts start to climb.

Paul Clement admits to being a “one-eyed Cantabrian”, but he has no regrets about buying his Awatuna farm on the West Coast.

Farmers are being encouraged to have their say on a New Zealand Meat Board (NZMB) proposal to continue funding the Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) genetics programme and supporting a new facial eczema research project.

When a biosecurity incursion is identified, many things need to be done very quickly in order to stop the spread and eradicate a new invasive pest or disease before populations grow to a level where eradication is no longer a feasible option.

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An unsettled end to 2023 has given way to a milder and drier January for most regions.

Nine young Kiwis have been selected for the Meat Industry Association (MIA) scholarship programme for 2024.

New Zealand is set to ride a wave of change in the coming year, but the dairy sector is in better shape than the red meat sector, says Rabobank senior agricultural analyst Emma Higgins.