A group of Canterbury-based dairy farmers are proposing a graduate programme to help young people into the dairy industry.

Dairy farms in the South Island are fetching over $50,000/ha, a sign that the sector is rebounding.

To be named as a finalist in this year's Champion Canterbury Awards is "mind-blowing, exciting and its own phenomenal reward," says a South Canterbury dairy farmer who is already no stranger to a number of accolades and achievements.

After a thorough judging process, Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) has announced the finalists in the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards.

A new free web app has been designed to help farmers, landowners and regional councils manage a costly weed that has resisted eradication efforts in New Zealand for over a century.

Rampant dairy prices may force Fonterra to cap its farm-gate milk price for this season, according to Westpac senior agri economist Nathan Penny.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ) says it is concerned the Government’s support for the Global Methane Pledge, announced at COP26 this week, does not adequately articulate its focus on methane originating from waste and fossil fuel sources.

William Geuze was brought up on a Gisborne property growing citrus and kiwifruit.

Climate change has been affecting many different regions around the globe for decades and the shift in weather is impacting fruit production.

Based on a 220- head dairy farm near Stratford, and with a good knowledge – gathered first-hand – of the region’s agriculture sector, Hey Harvesting is owned and operated by Andy and Rebecca Hey.