With the agricultural sector facing many challenges, the relevance of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) could not be greater, says organiser Simon Saunders.

Ravensdown have won the Large Business Award at the 2015 Hawkes Bay Chamber of Commerce Awards.

Federated Farmers has welcomed the Government's decision not to include agriculture in the scope of the Emissions Trading Scheme review.

With strong indications of an El Nino this summer, farmers are being urged to plan how they will use their seasonal irrigation volume.

The grass has never really fired this spring and as I travel around the country it appears many farmers will have little surplus for silage.

Veterinarians are urging farmers to work with them to address antibiotic resistance in dairy cattle.

Northlander Dave Gray wants to grow better heifers to improve herd fertility and production, and to milk fewer cows.

CRV AmBreed is selling its 13.7ha bull farm in Waikato.

A war is brewing in the flavoured milk sector: Goodman Fielder has released a Puhoi Valley range of flavoured milks – Belgian chocolate and a caramel and white chocolate.

Some major milestones for the dairy industry: it now has 5 million cows being milked and last season milk production hit a record 1.89 billion kgMS – up 3.6% on the previous season.