Fonterra’s shaky investment in Chinese food company Beingmate is heading for more trouble.

About three quarters of New Zealand’s milk-drinking toddlers are drinking the full-fat variety, in spite of dietary guidelines backing low-fat milk for that age group, a new study from Massey University shows.

Dry conditions in the early part of summer are suppressing milk production and squeezing dairy prices higher, says BNZ senior economist research Doug Steel.

With New Zealand experiencing record-breaking heatwaves this summer, AgResearch scientists say farmed animals can be susceptible and the pressure is on farmers to manage it.

Want to earn or save a dollar while also reducing your impact on the environment? DairyNZ’s sustainability team shares 10 steps that will cost you little or nothing.

Agricultural training provider Taratahi says its efforts to attract new students have paid off with solid enrolments for 2018.

The Foundation for Arable Research (FAR) has appointed Dr Alison Stewart as its new chief executive.

A FARMING couple recognised for their sustainability practices will be keynote speakers at the 2018 East Coast Farming Expo on April 11 and 12.

Farmers will remember Jim Anderton as a pragmatist who got things done, Federated Farmers President Katie Milne says.

It last happened 60 years ago: the Deep South hosted the final of the NZ Ploughing champs in 1958.