Fonterra is pumping another $20 million into its Te Rapa site to produce more export cream cheese and mini-dish butter to meet rising demand.

Information technology will be the key to farming in the future, says DairyNZ’s general manager for research and development.

Killing pests needs to be a must-do for all landowners, says DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle.

Recent attacks on farmers were deeply unfair, says the Minister for Primary Industries, Nathan Guy.

BNZ rural economist Doug Steel has dared to mention $7 for the new season milk price, but with very strong notes of caution.

The back-to-fat story was reinforced at the latest GDT event with butter up 3.3% to a fresh auction record high of US$5631/t, says ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny.

Entries are open for the 30th annual New Zealand Food Awards.

You'll stand out if you're prepared to hand over the moolah for the Jeep Brute Sport. It won’t so much be a case of ‘keeping up with the Jones’, as driving over them.

For years the quad market has been nibbled at by side-by-side (SxS) vehicles with their better carrying capacity and driver protection and, depending on options, shelter from the elements.

About 400 fish were released recently into the Rangitata River in a joint salvage operation by central South Island Fish & Game and Mayfield Hinds Irrigation Ltd (MHIL).