Environment Minister Nick Smith recently outlined the Government’s objectives on freshwater management. Here are excerpts from his speech given as part of the 2016 Lincoln Environment lecture.

For Wilfred van Beek, getting the basics right in a simple grass-fed system has led to successful herd reproduction and repeatability.

The Commerce Commission has released its final report on Fonterra’s base milk price calculation for the 2015/16 dairy season.

Australia's milk production is set to fall significantly in the 2016-17 season due to the damage caused to farm cashflows and industry confidence after the late cuts to milk prices in April this year.

New Zealand Post is making adjustments to rural deliveries in some areas.

Fonterra had offloaded the business claimed to make Australia's best coffee milk.

Let's play a word game: a winemaker says cool climate, active limestone and early ripening black grape variety.

A strong field of eight candidates is contesting two vacancies in Ballance Agri-Nutrients North Island director elections this year as the cooperative moves to its new two ward voting system.

Award-winning mental health scheme GoodYarn is writing a new chapter as it grows around the country.

LIC has reported positive feedback from farmers trialling an online tool which stores their data.