About 130 people turned out to a field day at a Hokitika dairy farm, a finalist in this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy competition. 

Minister for Climate Change James Shaw has announced the membership of the Interim Climate Change Committee.

Meat company Silver Fern Farms has turned around its fortunes during the last year from a $30 million loss to a profit of just over $15m.

West Coast dairy farmer Andrew Wiffen has successfully defended his Tasman regional FMG Young Farmer of the Year title.

Federated Farmers says it welcomes the NAIT recommendations.

The withdrawal of potential Government funding for North Canterbury’s Hurunui Water Project is “a kick in the teeth,” says project chief executive Chris Pile.

The Government has dealt a body-blow to farmers and growers in pandering to its mates in the Green Party by axing funding to irrigation projects, says National’s agriculture spokesman Nathan Guy.

The sale of Icebreaker to a United States company could leave the New Zealand merino production industry with too many eggs in one basket.

Sometimes you hop into a vehicle and it feels just right; that’s the overriding impression when jumping aboard the Can Am Defender HD5 DPS, a farmer focused side by side (SSV).

Picking easy-care cows is about to get a whole lot easier with the first change to the calculation of production worth in 22 years.