MPI is taking the fight against velvetleaf to individuals in the provinces with a series of farmer support meetings starting in the South Island next week.

The Brits have never been known for their wine. Not least, their bubbles.

Rural Contractors New Zealand is urging farmers to ensure their agricultural contractor is a member of the organisation.

Why organic milk? What's so great about not being able to do whatever you want with your fertilisers and cow treatments?

Attention to detail is the reason Glen Weitenberg, a Landcorp dairy farm manager in Manawatu, won the prestigious Supreme Award for the Dairy Business of the year.

Large numbers turned out to a recent 'show and tell' at a Lely robotic-milking farm near Morrinsville, owned by the Cameron family.

Dairy farmers at a well-attended LIC meeting at Morrinsville heard chairman Murray King propose splitting the co-op into two parts – a herd improvement co-op and an agri-technology company.

An interactive web tool to help dairy farmers plan and implement plantings along their waterways is getting good uptake, says DairyNZ.

The events of the past few months have shown up a gaping hole in the information reaching Australian dairy farmers.

Some dairy farmers continue to ignore their financial problems, instead sticking their heads in the sand, says Westpac's agribusiness chief, Mark Steed.