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A new publication has been launched that offers a comprehensive and up-to-date resource on commercially available grazing pasture species in New Zealand.

New Zealand farmers know that pastoral fortunes can shift rapidly once summer’s extreme dryness gives way to cooler, wetter autumn conditions.

Pasture renewal is the process of replacing older, less productive pastures with a completely new pasture.

Ever wondered what the financial result would be if you let pasture weeds get away on you? There's now a tool to find the answer.

Your cows don’t know it yet, but their life is about to change, for the better. So is yours.

Slow pasture growth over the last couple of months, combined with a wet October and lack of sunshine, could see cows short on crucial energy, fibre and protein as mating gets into full swing across the country.

Dairy farmers are encouraged to attend the upcoming joint New Zealand and Ireland Pasture Summit forum, which will address whether pasture is still the way forward.

Northland farmer Murray Jagger says it's time to focus on alternative pastures that can deliver better milk and beef yield.

Pasture resilience will be the key theme of this year's Pasture Symposium, which is being held in the Waikato during May.

Paddocks are among a farmer’s biggest and most important assets but occasionally they need a makeover in the form of regrassing.