Attending courses run by Agri-Women’s Development Trust (AWDT) has empowered a Waikato woman to face all sorts of farming challenges, the organisation says.

During calving many farmers focus on matching cow dry matter (DM) requirements with grass growth rates to ensure their feed budgets sustain them through to September/October when growth rates match feed intake.

Everyone in the farm team, from owner to employee, can boost their motivation during calving by understanding how to tackle ‘the M word’ on a daily basis.

Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff are encouraging open dialogue between kiwifruit growers and their neighbours as the kiwifruit spray season starts this month.

A major collaborative project to reduce the impacts of the giant willow aphid has been awarded $425,629 funding by MPI's Sustainable Farming Fund.

A former contract milker has been banned from working in the dairy industry for 12 months for ramming a dairy cow with a quad bike, causing it severe pain and distress.

Organisers of the prestigious Ballance Farm Environment Awards are urging farmers and horticulturists to get their entries in for the 2017 awards.

For the first time in the history of the Access Community Health and Rural Women New Zealand (RWNZ) scholarship there are two recipients.

Fonterra has announced a forecast earnings per share range for the 2017 financial year of 50 to 60 cents.

The Farmax Consultant of the Year awards have revealed the high calibre of young people working in the rural industry.