$115.4 million is urgently needed to prevent further deterioration of the food insecurity situation and worsening of the disruption of food supply chains in Ukraine, says the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

A Waikato family among the first to enter the commercial dairy sheep industry is starting to see the rewards of their hard work as they come to the end of their second season.

Agricultural plastic recycler Plasback has announced that the nation-wide farm machinery and silage wrap distributor Webbline has joined its on-farm recycling scheme, a move that will see around 85% of the silage film imported to New Zealand being covered by the scheme.

Moving Day is the busiest time of the year for livestock movements.

Milk fewer cows but the best cows is herd improvement co-operative LIC's message to farmers.

It's not about the value of land but what you create on the land, according to North Otago, farmer John Foley.

European dairy co-operative FrieslandCampina is trialling a feed additive that is said to reduce methane emissions from cows by 30%.

The new chair of Dairy Women’s Network (DWN) says connection is vital for the sector moving out of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Farmers welcome the state approval of 500 extra overseas workers but warn that it's not a silver bullet for the sector's labour woes.

Vintage 2022 is underway as Nat Christensen calls from a warm and windy Marlborough in mid-March.