Outspoken Federated Farmers leader Chris Lewis is stepping down from the farmer lobby after 17 years of service.

Successive drops in global dairy prices mean the next season's opening milk price forecast is being trimmed back.

A record milk payout for this season remains on the cards - but breaking the $10/kgMS ceiling will be a stretch.

By taking a new approach to its apprenticeship programme, agricultural equipment supplier Norwood says it is ensuring farmers’ machinery will be supported in the future, while also bringing a wider range of people into the industry.

OPINION: The passage of time has taught me that most people have been so bombarded with climate change stories and the ‘need to do something’, they believe it.

A red wave swept through the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards last night.

A software update for Valtra tractors combines Auto U-Pilot headland management and Valtra Guide automated steering to help deliver automated headland turns.

With many self-propelled forage harvester manufacturers offering machines hitting 1000hp, the bottleneck in any harvesting system is always likely to be at the clamp.

Feedback from farmers highlighted frustration at the time and cost involved in frequently replacing failed pigtail posts.

While most rakes or swathers are tine-based, over the last few years more and more manufacturers have been adding belt-based mergers to their product offerings.