While battery or hybrid has become the buzzword in motoring circles, electrification is certainly not high on the radar in rural environments.

Meat Business Women (MBW) New Zealand has appointed two co-chairs to lead the organisation during 2022, making the announcement on International Women’s Day.

Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) is marking International Women’s Day by reminding the rural sector why the day is important.

As temperatures rise globally, heat stress is becoming more common among cows too.

OPINION: One of the attractions of shifting from spring calving to autumn calving is perceived reduction in down cows, or milk fever. Our analysis of herds that go through this process suggest that this is certainly the case. However, our team has identified something else going on in winter milk herds in early lactation.

OPINION: Last week New Zealand dairy farmers woke up to fantastic news on two consecutive days.

Former Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings has launched a consultancy to help global companies meet their sustainability goals while lifting profits.

An upgrade of Massey University’s Dairy 4 Farm is close to completion.

DairyNZ is advocating for farmers to get a fair deal when agricultural emissions are priced by 2025, says chief executive Tim Mackle.

Grass growth is fantastic in the Manawatu but production remains static.