The Government has a clear message for farmers: ignore climate change at your peril.

Disruption is happening whether we like it or not, says Dave Maslen, NZ Merino general manager for markets and sustainability.

Scattered rain over the past few weeks has been enough to encourage new pasture growth, helping to raise morale amongst Waikato’s farmers.

OPINION: There were clear winners and losers in this year's regional field days circuit.

OPINION: The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment’s (PCE) recent comprehensive report: “Farms, Forests and Fossil Fuels” shows the clear way forward for New Zealand on climate change.

Westland District mayor Bruce Smith isn’t buying suggestions that productive farmland at Franz Josef should be abandoned to the flood-prone Waiho River.

“The huge turnout to our field day has blown me away.”

Extension 350 will make a significant difference to the Northland economy over time, says chairman and Northland farmer Ken Hames.

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has now risen in ten consecutive auctions and is up 23% since the start of the year.

The reform of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) need not be radical but there will be some changes, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has indicated.