Pinot Noir New Zealand will be returning to the Wellington waterfront in 2017 for three days, starting January 31.

The first of seven Grand Finalists will be determined next weekend, Saturday, February 7 as Otago/Southland starts the 2015 Regional Finals for the ANZ Young Farmer Contest in Queenstown.

The Silver Fern Farms director elections have again highlighted the need to improve corporate governance at the country’s meat cooperatives, says Meat Industry Excellence (MIE) chairman John McCarthy.

As in-calf data accumulates across Southland it appears the winter’s widespread swede problem hasn’t had a major impact on reproduction rates.

Dairy prices have bottomed out and are on a tentative and slow recovery path. That’s the consensus of four agri economists spoken to by Dairy News after last week’s Global Dairy Trade auction saw a 1% lift overall and notably a 3.8% lift in whole milk powder.

In a controversial Waikato case, a judge has told the dairy industry to step up in on educating farmers about environmental responsibilities including disturbing stream beds.

Getting all dairy farmers around the country to see the value of providing nutrient management data to their respective dairy companies presents quite a challenge.

The Dairy Womens Network received a $250,000 unexpected windfall in ASB interest swaps settlement.

Lochraven Ace Rylee, from Kaponga in Taranaki, is the top cow in the Horowhenua.

Finland's largest dairy farm Finnmilk has embraced automatic milking.