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Te Awamutu dairy farmers Doug, Penny, Josh and Bayley Storey have planted more than 25,000 native trees on the family farm, adding to a generations-old native forest.

New Zealand's recommended maize planting rates have flatlined, while in the US, these continue to increase on an annual basis.

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) have released a handbook offering guidance on how to plant strategically to feed bees.

German farm machinery manufacturer Horsch says it is at an advanced stage with developing its aptly named Robo autonomous planter and will release more details soon.

A million native plants have been distributed to Taranaki farmers by Taranaki Regional Council.

The cost and benefits of planting trees to help mitigate environmental effects of dairy farming need to be shared by us all to succeed, a new study says.

The cost and benefits of planting trees to help mitigate environmental effects of dairy farming need to be shared by us all for it to succeed, a new study says.

Farm ‘bee feed’ plantations could be the driving force behind a thriving rural bee population, according to researchers and advisers from the Trees for Bees initiative.

Local Westpac bank staff could find themselves up a creek near you if their chief executive David McLean has his way.

Planting waterways will be the focus of a field day this week, run by DairyNZ, Tatua and Waikato Regional Council at a Tatua Milk farm in Tatuanui.