Stock expansion and management tweaks are on the cards for a couple of Waikato dairy sheep farmers coming to the end of their milking season.

CRV is encouraging dairy farmers to carefully consider the bulls they select for mating this season to help them address ongoing herd health issues like mastitis and reduce the need for antibiotics.

Choosing the right new vineyard tractor is an important decision, given the major capital outlay.

Waikato farmer Johan van Ras says his family was shocked to win the Waikato Ballance Farm Environment Awards supreme award this month.

The country's second largest milk processor says the tail end of the 2020-21 season is turning out positively for the industry.

It's three weeks of waiting for the three finalists in this year's Ahuwhenua trophy for dairy, with the winner being announced next month at a gala dinner in New Plymouth.

The 2021 Fonterra Dairy Woman of the Year says that her passion lies in mentoring other people within the industry.

The recent period has been dominated by a major health and safety concern – the Covid- 19 pandemic.

Ever found an unusual insect out in the vineyard and not known what it was, or what to do?

It's a case of fingers, toes and anything else crossed at Mystery Creek, as the National Fieldays Society heads towards its first physical event since 2019.