The UTV is a workhorse on many rural properties, but the asking prices — $15,000 to $30,000 — cause some farmers to baulk. So imported Japanese micro-trucks or conversions of more mainstream vehicles are gaining ground.

Persistently strong global milk supply forced Fonterra to cut its milk price forecast last week by about 20-25 cents.

With the lowering of the farmgate milk price comes the squeezing of margins.

The modern trend to fewer cubic centimetres and more gear ratios continues as car manufacturers chase better fuel economy and lower emissions.

Weaning is an ideal time to body condition score (BCS) ewes as it allows valuable summer feed to be partitioned into lighter ewes to give them a lift before tupping.

OPINION: Immigration NZ should attract immigrants to our primary sector as well as they attract overseas investors and entrepreneurs to our economy.

The meat industry is short of about 2000 workers, a gap needing filling by much more than just signing up foreign workers.

China remains the key to where the global marketplace is heading in dairy prices, says Westpac economist Anne Boniface.

In a little under four months, the East Coast Farming Expo will return for a fourth year of innovation, interaction and excellence.

Fonterra has dropped its forecast farmgate milk price for the season.