A new magnesium-rich feed blend will help beef farmers defeat hypomagnesaemia (magnesium deficiency) and milk fever (calcium deficiency), says the supplier, BEC Feed Solutions.

Summertime brings its own demands on hard-working King Country dogs that work the hills and valleys for their bosses, day in and day out.

Veterinarians working in agriculture have some major issues on product stewardship looming, says Mark Hosking, managing director of Franklin Vets.

Don't be tempted to give stock a “pick” at parched pastures as soon as they green-up after rain.

Wintering dairy cows may be a useful pasture development tool but once the bulk of the regrassing’s done, sheep and beef can at least match the returns, say award winning North Otago farmers Blair and Jane Smith.

The recent visit by Professor Aalt Dijkhuizen, president of Topsector Agri and Food in the Netherlands, raised some interesting points about how New Zealand dairy farmers can learn from their Dutch counterparts.

New Zealand suffers from ‘overseas expert syndrome’: people from any other country, especially those armed with a PowerPoint presentation, know best.

Switching careers to dairy farming paid off for the three winners of the 2015 Auckland/Hauraki Dairy Industry Awards.

Farmers with multiple farms can now see the consolidated financial position of all those farms together using a new reporting system from CRS Software, Masterton.

Northland College will open its farm gates tomorrow to the public to show how the school is using the farm to prepare its students for careers in agriculture.