Contract milking is a good introduction to self-employment, says Northland AgFirst consultant Kim Robinson.

Dairy facial eczema (FE) can cost farmers at least $100,000 each year in lost milk production, a recent study has found.

Now is the time to be proactive about managing facial eczema.

As we approach another year’s end we again highlight our annual review of 2019 in the primary sector as seen by Rural News’ editorial team.

The East Coast Farming Expo will return in February 2020 for a fifth round of innovation, interaction and excellence.

After a challenging year, dairy farmers will go into the festive season buoyed by high farm gate milk prices.

Farmers are counting the cost after a violent storm which cut transport links on both sides of the South Island and looks likely to disrupt West Coast milk collection for weeks.

The Government’s current freshwater proposals puts the viability of some meat processing plants in doubt, warns processors.

Now is the time to be proactive about managing facial eczema.

The new owner of Tip Top Ice Cream, Froneri is paying over $6 billion for Nestle’s US ice cream business.