Taupo dairy company Miraka will pay an extra $3 million to its suppliers as part of an incentive scheme for good farming practices. The scheme is voluntary.

Industry funded studies in New Zealand have shown that mid-pregnancy shearing can increase multiple-born lamb birthweight by up to 0.7 kg and lamb survival by 3 to 5%.

The Lincoln precision agriculture company CropLogic is expanding into the North American market via its takeover of a Washington State firm.

Chinese dairy consumers are increasingly turning to higher value added or premium dairy products, says Sandy Chen, Rabobank’s senior dairy and beverages analyst for Asia.

Environment Canterbury's proposed Plan Change 5 is unworkable, says Federated Farmers Mid-Canterbury chairman, Michael Salvesen.

With 62,000 New Zealanders living and working rurally, their communities are the backbone of the economy, but they are poorly supported healthwise.

New Waikato Federated Farmers president Andrew McGiven is pushing for a united front to tackle water issues confronting the region.

Kiwifruit industry leader Peter Ombler has received horticulture’s premier award, the Bledisloe Cup.

Planning and preparation make for a good calving season, says DairyNZ.

Together with mastitis and infertility, lameness is one of the big three problems on many farms, says vet Neil Chesterton.