Fonterra chairman John Wilson is confident farmers will next week approve changes to the co-op’s governance structure.

Sheep farmers desperately looking for a lift in lamb prices this coming season may be in for more disappointment, according to Alliance Group chairman Murray Taggart.

Fonterra has for the first time passed all its forecast milk price rise to its cash-strapped farmer suppliers.

Spare a thought for the millions of vines around New Zealand that have been seriously tested over recent years.

Scientists, farmers and agricultural industry representatives will be beating a path to Timaru in early November for the 78th New Zealand Grassland Association (NZGA) annual conference.

One of the biggest seasons in New Zealand shearing sports has begun with the national Merino Championships in the Central Otago town of Alexandra today and tomorrow.

It’s a sunny mid winter day in one of New Zealand’s smallest wine regions when Hiro Kusuda talks about his newest vineyard acquisition.

During lactation, cows can become infected with contagious or environmental mastitis bacteria.

Body condition score (BCS) will increasingly be adopted as a measure in welfare assurance schemes, so scoring must be accurate throughout the BCS range, say DairyNZ’s Chris Leach and Jacqueline McGowan.

Students at a recent Waikato school farm field day scrutinised their growing and yield of chicory as a summer crop.