Herd testing, whether it heralds good or bad news, is ultimately good for a farm’s viability and for a farmer's peace of mind.

West Australian cattle producer Ryan Willing has revealed the latest findings from a 12-month trial run by animal health company Virbac Australia.

High empty rates had been a thorny issue on the Mahuta Ridge dairy farm, Hauraki Plains.

Reporoa farm manager Ian Fraser is using all bulls to get his cows into calf this season.

The slump in dairy prices over the past few seasons proved to have a silver lining for the woman who founded New Zealand’s first teaser bull leasing business.

Dairy farmers living in the shadow of Mt Taranaki are doing it tough as the rain keeps on falling.

Northland knows about summer dry and even drought, but this one could be a “bit of a doozy”, says Gareth Baynham, an AgFirst Northland farm consultant.

Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is a surprisingly common viral disease of cattle and other ruminants.

The benefits of pastoral goats are largely ignored in New Zealand, but these animals could be, for some hill country farmers, as important for their survival as fertiliser and fencing.

The benefits of pastoral goats are largely ignored in New Zealand, but these animals could be, for some hill country farmers, as important for their survival as fertiliser and fencing.