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).

Dairy farming groups in New Zealand set out an ambitious agenda today for sustaining the development of their industry and addressing community and global expectations for continual improvement in on-farm environmental practices.

AUSTRALIANS ARE being urged to eat hearty home-cooked beef meals to keep warm this winter.

THE HOUND questions whether the recent use of DNA sequence technology by farmer cooperative Livestock Improvement (LIC)

AS FEDERATED Farmers warms up for its national conference and annual meeting in Ashburton this week, it’s timely to take a look at how the lobby group operates. 

IAN PROUDFOOT’S article on the Budget in June 2 Rural News deserves a response, particularly as his claims on biosecurity funding cuts are completely wrong.

THE TWO main fertiliser manufacturers have agreed to develop a spreadability rating system for their products.