New Zealand farmers are having input into the development of a revolutionary irrigation prototype as its Feilding-based software engineers seek to refine its design.

Recent St Peter’s School Cambridge graduate, Annabelle McGuire, set off to Lincoln University in mid-February full of excitement as she embarks on a Bachelor of Agribusiness and Food Marketing qualification.

An international virtual conference that focuses on cultivating a shift towards more sustainable and ethical grazing systems will involve presentations from experts all over the world.

Sheep and beef farmers have rejected a proposal to lift the fees of New Zealand Meat Board directors.

Dairy farmers getting their applied nitrogen down to the proposed national 190kg/ha limit will take time, says Ashburton farm consultant Mark Everest.

The three finalists for 2021 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year award have been named.

With just under three months to go this season, attention is turning to the opening forecast milk price for 2021-22.

Misha Wilkinson grew up with the Australian Opera, sitting in her mother’s dressing room, or poised at the edge of the curtain as Gloria McDonall performed.

As we emerge from another round of lockdowns that resulted in the cancellation of the Northland Field Days and the NZ Horse of the Year Show, it’s worth remembering that rural communities have a history of dealing with incursions, disasters and diseases, such as the current battle with Mycoplasma bovis.

A former police officer has taken out the 2021 Northland Dairy Industry Awards Share Farmer of the Year title.