Using DNA to identify the unique make-up of a dairy cow will become an increasingly powerful tool for dairy farmers as they look to fast-track the genetic gain of their herds, says new CRV myDNA product manager Anna Morrow.

A Fonterra directive that non-replacement calves from supplying farms enter a value stream from next year is a bold move, says William Morrison, Morrison Farming.

OPINION: Next year will be the most important decision that we will have ever faced. You will need to think about what we have had, what we have now and what you want for the future.

Taranaki farmer Trish Rankin is the new chair of Dairy Women’s Network.

While the easing of the Covid traffic light settings will allow more people to attend outdoor events and raise the indoor limit to 200 people, it's a case of too little, too late for National Fieldays.

Meat the Need, a charity backed by meat and dairy farmers, is expanding and needs more workers.

A decision on proposed increases to National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) levies has been deferred until next month.

New Zealand fresh produce software provider Radford Software has partnered with Australian asparagus producer and distributor Raffa Fields to implement a packhouse system entirely remotely.

Biosecurity New Zealand says it is working with its primary sector partners after a single confirmed egg mass belonging to the moth pest fall armyworm was found in Tauranga.

Environmental sustainability is a subject close to Sam Neill’s heart.