Rubber matting for cow comfort is well established in the northern hemisphere, where dairy herds can be housed for up to 180 days during the winter.

Facial Eczema (FE) is caused by spores of a fungus growing on the litter in the base of the sward.

Felton Road is one of the legendary names in New Zealand wine.

La Niña is currently weakening and is forecast to fade out over the next two to three months.

Sheep farmers adopting fodder beet for winter grazing are being warned that it could result in serious under-nutrition in multiple-bearing ewes.

Pasture resilience will be the key theme of this year's Pasture Symposium, which is being held in the Waikato during May.

OPINION: Moves by the Government to end New Zealand's live export trade is more about politics than ethics.

An increasing number of winemakers are employing ancient winemaking techniques to produce wines with gustatory as well as historic merit.

Denis Marshall has worn plenty of hats throughout his working life, but his plea to the wine industry has required a one-size-fits-all.

About 200 people came along for a field day last week at Tunapahore B2A Incorporation, located at Torere - about a 30 minute drive from Opotiki. This was the last of the field days held by the finalists in this year's Ahuwhenua Trophy for dairy. Peter Burke reports...