IrrigationNZ is backing the Government’s decision to inject $10.6 million for a water storage facility in Raukokore, in the eastern Bay of Plenty.

The financial, operational and managerial benefits of Ceres Tag ear tags are significant, according to Kenneth Irons, managing director at Precision Farming.

New Zealand’s largest one-day show has been cancelled due to Covid-19.

Organisers of the NZ Dairy Industry Awards have called off the rest of regional award dinners and the national finals.

Fonterra’s first half results show a turnaround in financial performance, with increased underlying earnings and reduced debt.

OPINION: Despite what DairyNZ says, increasing production per cow or hectare can help to dilute costs and increase profitability.

Just two dairy farms have changed hands in Canterbury/North Otago in the current season, according to the just-released Colliers Dairy Property Market Review for 2020.

Australian farmers who have already embraced regenerative farming are much more profitable than conventional farmers, says soil microbiologist Dr Walter Jehne.

DairyNZ's Rob Brazendale says the drought situation is quite serious in some parts of the lower North Island area.

Federated Farmers remains sceptical that Overseer can become a valid regulatory tool, despite the announcement last week of a high-powered panel appointed to review the software.