Kiwifruit harvesting is underway and orchards have been cleared to be harvested from the top of the North Island to the top of the South Island.

Opposition primary industries spokesman Nathan Guy is welcoming the decision to cull cattle infected with the Mycoplasma bovis disease.

Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) has searched three locations as part of an investigation associated with the Mycoplasma bovis response.

The dictionary defines ‘panoramic’ as “an unbroken view of the surrounding region”, so the new Claas Arion 400 series tractors should be worth a closer look.

Dealing with the adverse effects of selenium deficiency is a reality for many dairy farmers, with some completely unaware of its effects, says Trina Parker, country manager for BEC Feed Solutions.

More regional winners have been named in the 2018 Dairy Industry Awards. They will contest the national titles at the awards dinner night in Invercargill on May 12.

Work in and around waterways can affect bank stability, water quality and aquatic life. But farmers and their contractors can do plenty to protect fresh water.

It's official: Australia’s best butter is made at Fonterra’s Cobden site in Victoria.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) will begin a cull of 22,332 cattle on all properties infected with Mycoplasma bovis after scientific testing and tracing confirmed the disease was not endemic.

Many people do not grasp that methane is a short-lived gas that recycles, says Feds climate change spokesman Andrew Hoggard.