Reduced short-term demand from China is impacting farmgate milk price, says Fonterra.

Fonterra has made a bumper third quarter profit on the back of soaring cheese and protein prices.

Two-way radios, more commonly known as Walkie Talkies, are still a reliable means of communications.

A Canterbury farmer has been found responsible for the death of 610 calves she was raising, following a successful prosecution by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).

OSPRI New Zealand says - following the resurgence of M. bovis in Mid Canterbury in late 2022, and concerns raised over poor NAIT record keeping and non-compliance - it is increasing its level of education and support to farmers in the region.

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Taylor Leabourn, a 28-year-old agronomist at LeaderBrand, has been named the 2023 Pukekohe Young Grower of the Year.

Federated Farmers have announced a nine-stop rural roadshow opposing the proposed replacement for the Resource Management Act (RMA).

A new beef breeding index is expected to be the talk of the bull sales over the next month or so. Six bull studs from around the country have got together and come up with new indexes for the sector, which they claim reflects what the market wants. David Anderson reports...

Politicians at this year's New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards heard a clear message from organisers - do not bog the industry down in excessive red tape.