The number of kingfishers, fantails and other native birds are increasing on Mark and Devon Slee’s Canterbury farm, thanks to extensive planting in recent years.

The most profitable maize silage crop is the one which delivers the highest amount of energy per hectare. To achieve this, crop establishment is critical as maize silage and grain yield are greatly influenced by plant population.

West Coast dairy farmers Grant and Shona Hanna are looking forward to showcasing their Holstein Friesian cattle once again as the show season returns after a few years of disruption.

Agriculture and Trade Minister Damien O’Connor was in India recently as part of a trade delegation. He gave a speech to the Confederation of Indian Industry in New Delhi. Here’s part of what he said:

Animal and Plant Plant Health New Zealand has appointed Dr Liz Shackleton as its new chief executive.

Thirteen dairy farmers have put their names forward for two DairyNZ board positions.

Finalists have been named for the 2023 Cooperative Business NZ Annual Awards.

The Olsen family have been involved in diversification for generations in the farming settlement of Opiki in the Horowhenua between Levin and Palmerston North. They have always had a dairy farm and grown potatoes.

A Fonterra shareholder says the co-operative's capital structure experiment has gone wrong.

Latest data out of China isn't making good reading for New Zealand dairy farmers.