It was a random bottle of Chilean wine that led Yoshiako and Kyoko Sato from Tokyo to Central Otago, in a round about sort of way.

When Tuscan winemaker Stefano Guidi dropped in to Matakana’s Heron’s Flight winery for the first time he wasn’t looking for a job, he was just there to sample their Italian varietal wines and chat with the winemaker. 

The fourth generation of the Valtra T series offers models of 155-250hp with up to 1000Nm torque – lots of power to take on demanding tasks.

If the workhorses on New Zealand’s paddocks and boat ramps are an indicator, the humble Massey Ferguson MF 35 was built to last. So it’s no surprise AGCO has launched a new model for the Kenya market.

Phosphorus, vital in maintaining optimum animal health, is commonly overlooked by New Zealand farmers, though they display good understanding of the benefits of mineral and vitamin supplementation.

Grazed winter forage crops raise the risk of nutrient losses to water, but with careful management, sediment and phosphorus losses can be reduced during grazing.

French dairy processor Danone is still feeling the after-effects of Fonterra’s false botulism scare in the Chinese market.

A Chinese e-commerce giant has bought a A$20 million stake in a new unit trust launched by Australia’s largest dairy company.

Leasing teaser bulls to farmers has earned Waikato dairy farmer Jennie Macky the best agri-businesswoman of the year title.

What the world needs now is a lot less milk.  The short-term outlook is grim.