Prolonged dry weather is beginning to impact milk production in parts of Australia.

2015 has been declared the International Year of the Soil by the United Nations, but for New Zealand it is water that is the burning issue.  

Once again Forest & Bird is attacking conservation-minded landowners (Rural News, Dec 16,2014 p5). 

Many great farming stories brought to light by the Ballance Farm Environment Awards can now be watched on New Zealand Farm Environment (NZFE) Trust’s website.

Five recent graduates of Smedley Station (5000ha) at Tikokino, near Hastings, have won scholarships totalling $26,300 are this year starting diploma studies at Lincoln University.

'Young' Adrian Paul, the winner of the 2014 Poultry Trainee of the Year Award, is in fact an industry veteran.

Blood and autopsy samples from cows that were sick or died after grazing swedes in Southland last winter have confirmed liver damage but the role, or not, of the HT strain of the crop in the epidemic is still unclear.

The Honda XR150L ticks the right boxes for a farm bike – easy to ride, quiet, light and easy to service.

Not sure if you are ok to drive?  For the first time, Kiwi motorists can do a police grade breathalyser test via their Android smartphone.

The New Holland T6 Auto Command tractor has won the Boerentrekker of the Year Award 2014 in the Netherlands – ‘Best Farmer’s Tractor’ for the year.