When Philip Manson began working for New Zealand Winegrowers he knew very little about wine.

Shane and Marie Donovan of Taihape needed to replace their combination mowers, with a pre-requisite that the replacements could deal with ground steep and rough.

A one-day free seminar on selenium next month in Hamilton will present data on boosting animal health and productivity, says the organiser, BEC Feed Solutions.

New Zealand appears to have very low use of antimicrobials in dairy cattle by international standards, a study has shown.

Fonterra’s recording of its highest ever EBIT, which resulted in Fonterra Farmers receiving a 60% increase on the earning per share received last season, was a positive result in an otherwise challenging environment.

Fonterra has increased its after tax profit by 65% to $834 million for the year ended July 31, 2016.

Entering the Taranaki Ballance Farm Environment Awards was a great challenge for Opunake dairy farmers Kenneth and Rachel Short.

Your old mate was always convinced that a shady cabal of players had hooked their wagons – behind the scenes – to the failed attempt to ‘shanghai’ the proposed Silver Fern Farms and Shanghai Maling merger.

Silver Fern Farms welcomes the Overseas Investment Office’s (OIO) approval of the application by Shanghai Maling to invest $261m into the company to create a 50/50 partnership.

Federated Farmers says legal action announced last week against the Horizons Regional Council shows “some people just can’t accept that industry and councils can work together effectively”.