Frustrated Fonterra farmers called for chairman John Monaghan to take responsibility for the co-op’s financial debacle and step down.

About 1000 people from around rural New Zealand marched on Parliament last week to protest the Government’s policies on planting trees.

Simple design coupled with a product that ‘gets the job done’, has led to Datamars taking the Gold Pin at the Best Design Awards.

A Christchurch company has won a major technology contest with a satellite-based remote sensing solution that could monitor the water quality of every lake globally.

Irish slurry handling specialist Abbey Machinery is working to get more value from slurry. Business development manager international, Michael O’Grady explains. 

A Waikato farming company has been slapped with a $63,000 fine for unlawful discharging of farm effluent.

Effluent separation offers a number of unique advantages, and opportunities that other systems don’t offer, says farm equipment manufacturer Rakaia Engineering Ltd (REL) Group.

Heat stress has a big effect on reproduction, explains Greg Jarratt, vet and director of Matamata Veterinary Services.

A strong lineup of industry speakers will feature at this month’s NZ Effluent & Environment Expo in Waikato.

Viticulturist Richard Smart explains the growing threat to Marlborough’s wine industry: trunk disease.