It's taken them a while, considering the 're-birth' of McCormick was in 2001, but manufacturer Argo has realised the need for a 'vario' style tractor, and has launched the VT range.

Telehandlers are the machines you didn't realise you needed until you buy one.

In a dairy shed, milk quality depends in part on the cleanliness of the bulk milk tank says DairyNZ.

Winter's end is a time for cultivating paddocks; this must be done well to prevent sediment and excessive nutrients getting into waterways from the land.

Farm sales are easing says the Real Estate Institute of NZ (REINZ).

In a volatile market there is never a better time to take financial stock of a business.

Millions of people would have been healthier if they had consumed milk rather than used milk substitutes, according to an article in The Washington Post.

When you have a hard problem and no solutions you tend to ignore it: that's what New Zealand has been doing about greenhouse gas emissions, says Anders Crofoot, Federated Farmers spokesman on climate change.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson says the 3% drop in last week's GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) event is not a lot in the context of the increases in recent GDT events.

Six candidates are standing for Fonterra board elections this year.