In a heart-warming display of community spirit, the annual Daffodil Day stock drive held at the Matawhero Saleyards near Gisborne last month has raised about $55,000 for the Cancer Society.

This week, Federated Farmers marked a significant milestone in the organisation's history: its 125-year anniversary.

The senior and junior awards at the inaugural Otago Southland Clash of the Colleges were claimed by the students of Otago Boys’ High School and Blue Mountain College.

Is China's appetite for dairy back on the rise?

Last week's approval of a recapitalisation plan for troubled milk processor Synlait is good for Canterbury and gives farmer suppliers a lot of security going forward, says farmer Willy Leferink.

It's a bloody tough year for sheep farmers, but the worst may be over, and the future looks optimistic.

Ballance Agri-Nutrients has launched SimplyFert, an ex-hub and therefore lower-cost offering said to give its shareholders choice and flexibility for purchasing nutrients.

Recently launched and likely to be an indent-only machine for New Zealand, Kverneland’s new 15.6 metre tedder is aimed at increased productivity and timeliness.

In a “watershed vote”, Synlait shareholders have approved a recapitalisation plan that hands over control of the listed milk processor to China conglomerate Bright Dairy.

For those rural women who feel menopause might be getting the best of them, a series of events is heading to the Waikato that could help.