Michael Kiernan's lucerne crop was a godsend in the dry Southland summer this season.

The Government is aiming to address a number of risks created by Fonterra's capital restructure.

Alternatively powered vehicles, be they cars, utes or even tractors, never seem to be far from the news.

The Tractor and Machinery Association (TAMA) has appointed Phil Holden as its new general manager.

Despite ongoing problems caused by Covid, European tractor registrations for 2021 were up by around 17% over 2020 and reached their highest level in the last decade.

All vineyards owned by New Zealand Winegrowers members are required to have an annual biosecurity vineyard registration completed each year.

AgResearch Principal Scientist Dr Alec Mackay believes there is real value in farmers engaging subject specialists outside the current suite of advisors such as water quality, biodiversity, climate change and carbon sequestering. Peter Burke reports.

OPINION: A recent Rural News editorial raised issues about work to reduce agricultural emission and the approval of methane inhibitors.

Dairy Farmgate milk prices have followed commodity prices higher worldwide, with some potential upside in some regions.

Here's a small snapshot of some of the high rainfall totals across much of New Zealand during February - 140mm at Fairhall, 375mm at Masterton, 248mm at Napier.