Farmers remain cautious and even wary – despite the sector having done reasonably well during the COVID-19 pandemic – according to the latest rural report from the BNZ.

Farming groups are greeting the Government’s newly imposed freshwater regulations with trepidation, but acceptance.

HortNZ chief executive Mike Chapman says his organisation wrote to the Prime Minister when the lockdown was first announced asking for independent retailers to be allowed to open during Alert Level 3.

Farming leaders have hit out at the Ministry of Health’s handling of the Level 3 lockdown in the Auckland region and the chaos and frustration that it’s creating.

DairyNZ is cautioning farmers against boycotting some rules under the Government’s Essential Freshwater legislation.

Widespread use of genetics for low-N dairy cows could result in a 20% reduction in nitrogen leaching in 20 years, says CRV Ambreed.

The NZ Hereford Association warns farmers not to persist in playing Russian roulette with “bush bulls”.

If you are a dairy farmer, the prosperity of your future lies in your heifers - the future of your herd.

In what is a significant shift forward in the animal welfare space, dairy farmers are more focused than ever on reducing the number of bobby calves leaving their properties.

A Waikato farmer has been fined $3,900 for not registering 152 cattle under the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme.