Westland Milk Products has appointed farmer Peter Morrison as its new chairman.

Water remains a hot topic, given the boom-and-bust cycles and the likelihood of restrictions and higher costs for the precious fluid.

The South Island Farmer of the Year competition will fold this year.

A plate heat exchanger (PHE) is the most effective means of cooling milk, says DairyNZ.

From veggie gardens at preschools to wet suits for state emergency services - make up Fonterra Australia’s latest community projects.

A time-saving strategy is to shorten the milking time for up to 20% of the herd, says DairyNZ scientist Dr Paul Edwards.

Champion shot putter Dame Valerie Adams will chance her arm at some very different sports next month at the Hilux New Zealand Rural Games in Palmerston North.

Farmers are disappointed by the Waikato Regional Council’s (WRC) ‘delaying tactics’ around a judicial review by six organisations over plans for the Healthy River Plan Change.

Following the November 2016 Kaikoura earthquake many similar issues to the 2013 Seddon earthquake have re-occurred.

Farmers can now benchmark their farm performances on a national scale, thanks to a new online tool.