The country's second largest milk producer says a strong milk price remains on the cards despite successive price drops in global dairy prices.

The mood among farmers is cautiously optimistic this season according to DairyNZ’s new general manager farm performance.

It would be grossly unfair to cast Matt Bolger in the mould of his famous father – former Prime Minister Jim Bolger – because at just 42 he has an enviable CV and string of achievements.

The forecast farmgate milk price is being tipped to hold ground despite plummeting prices on the Global Dairy Trade (GDT).

The Meat Industry Association (MIA) claims a new sector agreement could be vital in addressing the significant labour shortages in New Zealand’s meat processing sector.

Helen Masters’ clothes arrived on a bus to Martinborough three days after she did, having joined Ata Rangi in 1991.

LIC says new research has confirmed that bull genetics play a role in how much methane they emit.

Heather McPherson has been described as a Central Otago wine industry gem.

Silver Fern Farms Co-operative chairman Rob Hewett is among three new directors appointed to the WoolWorks Board.

There would be many farmers who cringe at the thought of pulling silage wrap off bales on a cold, miserable winter morning.