John McFadzean has farmed in Wairarapa all his life and is a staunch supporter of the Southdown as a terminal sire.

Six months out from the inaugural East Coast Farming with Technology Expo (ECFwT), the organiser has launched the event's website and begun registering exhibitors.

I was asked by a television channel to award a score out of 10 for the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) recently concluded in Atlanta.

Cooperatives have many positive benefits, but raising capital is not one of them.

A fresh intake of dairy genetics has given the industry's Ranking of Active Sires (RAS) list a shakeup this month.

The Ahuwhenua Trophycompetition that will in 2016 decide the top Maori dairy farm gives a great focus to Maori working in farming, says the Minister of Maori Development, Te Ururoa Flavell.

Entries are now being accepted for the 2016 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards.

Fonterra scientists' discovery of a new way of extracting more valuable data from a simple milk test has paved the way for developing a new, high-value UHT milk product now being sold in China. 

Former DairyNZ chairman John Luxton is not hanging up his gumboots yet.

The New Zealand Merino Company's (NZM) strong performance this year showed that its approach of value creation, as opposed to volume play, was a winning one, says NZM chief executive John Brakenridge.