Peat soils in Waikato are crucial for the profitability of farming and environmental protection, particularly in summer.

It is no secret that the cheapest form of feed on New Zealand dairy farms is home grown pasture.

This year marks a major milestone for one of New Zealand’s most prolific and respected wine authors.

Many older tractor operators will shout “just give me plain vanilla; I can live without all this technology”.

Some newspaper headlines refer to a victory for Greenpeace, but is it?

Now is the time to plan to renew pastures in autumn and to consider renewing more than in the past.

Brian and Margaret Schnell bought their Bunnythorpe, Manawatu dairy farm in 1984, and were joined by their daughter Amy and husband Greg Gemmell, who became sharemilkers in 2003.

About $50 million has been pruned from the costs of a proposed South Canterbury irrigation scheme.

Don Galletly's Loch Ness dairy farm on the Emu Plain, near Waiau, remains the only one in North Canterbury unable to milk since the November 14 quake.

The beekeeping industry expects to be disrupted for months because of the Kaikoura earthquake last November 14.