Central Hawke's Bay sheep and beef farmers Alastair and Tracy Ormond and Alastair's son Daniel are the Supreme winners of the 2015 East Coast Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA).

McDonalds has announced it will only source animals raised without antibiotics that are important to human health.

A high performing Jersey herd can generate consistent cash flow now and in the future, a field day heard in Te Awamutu last month.

A Lincoln University IT graduate has developed an app that is making life much easier for staff carrying out fieldwork.

An East Coast kiwifruit orchard has won the PGG Wrightson Land and Life Award for commitment to people, community, and passion for sustainable practice.

Massey Ferguson has launched the first new tractors in its new Global Series. The tractors were shown  for the first time in New Zealand at the recent Northland field days. 

Brothers Scott and Leighton Campbell grew up on a West Coast dairy farm, making silage pretty much all their lives and seeking to do it better.

I had a phone call recently from a chap who had a problem with his young dog. He bought the 9-month-old pup from someone who had reared it well; it was a relaxed happy confident youngster and keen to work. 

Has your herd got Johne’s? Whether you’re talking dairy or beef, chances are it has, and if you run sheep there’s a good chance some will be carrying the disease too, albeit probably a different strain.

Farmers deal in facts, so let’s do some myth busting.  When the new health and safety law is passed, children will not be banned from farms.