About 700 people in late May attended a gala awards night in Whangerei, to see Omapere Rangihamama Trust farm, near Kaikohe, awarded the Ahuwhenua Trophy.

LIC Sire Proving Scheme (SPS) Farmers of the Year Bryan and Suzanne Jackson have been in the programme for 18 years.

The new kid on the SUV block will have auto sales and marketing managers burning the midnight oil and scratching their heads as they wonder how to deal with this – the Skoda Kodiaq.

Dairy has got its mojo back. After two challenging seasons, last week brought two items of great news for Fonterra farmers.

I visit New Zealand frequently for my consulting and see trunk disease damage in every region, as I do around the world.

Australian consumers and their wine preferences are changing and New Zealand producers would be well advised to take note.

New on the Gallagher site at the National Fieldays will be its TW series of weigh scales and its insulated line posts.

The Sustainable Dairying: Water Accord is a rock solid commitment by dairy farmers that they are taking action to make rural waterways swimmable.

Farmers hearing about the potentially huge benefits of genetically modified forage being developed by AgResearch are incredulous that it could be years -- if ever – before they can get their hands on it.

Focused, on-task and anticipating what comes next for the dairy industry: this was the mood of this year’s Dairy Womens Network conference, says chief executive Zelda De Villiers.