MAKING THE most of a higher milk price will be discussed at a Northland Focus Farm field day on the farm of Alister and Lyn Candy, at Okaihau on July 2. DairyNZ will be in support.

SAM CAPES is switching permanently to once-a-day milking to restore some sanity to his hectic life as dairy farmer. 

TIME IS running out if you want to vaccinate to minimise the risk of a rotavirus outbreak in your calves this spring.

FEED PALM kernel extract (PKE) when grass is limited but be aware of its limitations, says an animal nutritionist.

THE NEW 7-seater Kia Carens is a class of its own, says Kia Motors.

A Shanghai Court has upheld the findings against Zespri's China-based subsidiary and one of the subsidiary's employees, relating to the under-declaration of customs duties on imports into Shanghai of New Zealand kiwifruit between 2008 and 2010.

All six of the Taranaki region's bovine tuberculosis (TB) infected herds showed no trace of the disease after the latest round of testing.

The phrase "from the farm to the customer" is often heard in agricultural circles, but Silver Fern Farms is turning that philosophy on its head.

TWO FORMERLY fierce rivals in avocado exporting say their successful collaboration could signal the way forward for other export industries.

Synlait Milk has set a final price of $2.20 per ordinary share to be offered to institutions and selected NZX firms in its Initial Public Offering (IPO) which opens today (July 9).