Canterbury and Southland dairy farmers under active surveillance for Mycoplasma bovis should get support and work with their grazier to develop a plan as they send stock to winter grazing, says DairyNZ.

New Zealand cheesemakers fear that European proposals to protect names of many common foodstuffs may stifle local investment and innovation in cheesemaking, and limit choices for NZ consumers.

New Zealand horticulture is well on track to meet its goal of $10 billion by 2020.

Hundreds of beekeepers, packers and industry trade and suppliers will converge in Rotorua next month for Apiculture New Zealand’s national conference.

Dairy industry critics – in fact every Kiwi – should look at the dairy farm run by Damian and Jane Roper on a small rural road near Patea, Taranaki.

Waikato should have a new $280 million milk plant up and running by August 2021.

Waikato cheesemaker Meyer’s foray into goat milk continues to pay dividends.

Fonterra is defending the wide forecast milk price range for the new season announced last week.

Federated Farmers has released the finalists for the Primary Industries Awards, to be presented in Wellington on July 1.

Opening the gateway to new career and education opportunities in New Zealand’s booming apple and pear industry is underway with one of the first new Regional Career Coordinators based in Hawke’s Bay this week.