Dr Edwin Massey examines the recent research conducted by Plant & Food Research scientist Arnaud Blouin on the NZ vineyard virome and considers some of its implications for the wine industry.

Milk cooling affects milk quality: the faster the milk is cooled after milking, the better its quality when it is collected from the farm.

This Māori saying is important to us all in the dairy industry: we will not succeed without our people.

The new hazardous substances regulations introduced on December 1, 2017 protect the health and safety of employers, workers and the people in a workplace.

Getting good staff is a big challenge faced by dairy farming businesses. But are we doing enough as employers to create environments where good people want to work? 

A Northland dairy farmer says using farm management software is helping him drive profitability.

Waikato farmers may switch to A2 milk provided there’s a suitable premium attached to the milk payment, says the region’s Federated Farmers president Andrew McGiven.

Environment Minister David Parker says water quality in rivers is his number-one priority and he will soon take a range of measure to the Cabinet.

PGG Wrightson is blaming human error for a mix-up resulting in farmers, mostly in the South Island, planting a livestock swede of a variety older than they ordered.

New milk cooling regulations for all farm dairies will take effect on June 1, 2018. Fonterra explains to its farmer shareholders the need for milk collection temperature requirements.