The country's major meat processors say they are well down the road in planning how to mitigate the Omicron variant's impact.

Rural ginger group Groundswell is mounting another campaign - this time against the He Waka Eke Noa (HWEN) proposals that farmers are being consulted on this month.

Dairy farmers are being urged not to compromise cow condition as they chase a record milk price this season.

Everything that can help farmers work smarter and faster is show at the East Coast Farming Expo.

Waikato contractor Phil Hawke has two balers sitting idle because there are no experienced drivers to operate them.

Beef + LambNZ's (BLNZ) awards dinner scheduled for Wednesday 2 February is postponed due to the arrival in the community of the Covid variant Omicron.

The teat cup liner is the only component of the milking machine that comes into contact with the cow's teat.

While still a rare sight in New Zealand, self-propelled diet feeders/mixers have been widely available in the northern hemisphere for many years.

Claas' next generation four-rotor Liner swathers offers four models with working widths from 9.3 to 15m and feature telescopic arms, excellent ground contouring, ease of operation and a low transport height.

Originally from Switzerland, Wendel Sidler grew up on a 20ha dairy farm that supported a herd of 20 cows.