Milk testing your herd pays off
A combination of milk testing and internal teat sealants can help reduce mastitis.
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Yearling bulls and R2 steers sold well at yesterday's Stortford Lodge sale.
Vote for your favourite Young Farmer
Voting is officially open for the 2019 FMG Young Farmer of the Year People's Choice Award.
Trust a support for farmers
The Rural Support Trust has been a significant help to farming families.
Farming Friends of Hospice Whanganui still going strong
Farming Friends of Hospice Whanganui still going strong after 14 years of giving.
Delma Dunham reigns in the animal care classroom
West Australian farm girl Delma Dunham is well equipped to deliver Ag Challenge courses
Iain Hyndman: Golden goose to the slaughter
Are trees killing the golden goose that lays the golden agricultural egg?
Doughty on deck
Newly-elected Ruapehu-Whanganui Rural Support Trust chair Brian Doughty reports for duty.
Iain Hyndman: Billion trees putting farming at risk
Billion trees protagonists can't see the wood for the trees, writes Iain Hyndman.
Fieldays 2019: Top 5 things to do
Given there's reasonable weather on the horizon, there's no excuse not to have a nosey.
Cancer-sniffing canine to make public debut
Gumboots and raincoats the right attire for Fieldays this year.
Are live cattle exports a risk to NZ's image? Govt considers ban
Animal welfare standards a "growing focus of consumers around the world".
Neighbours help station expand
Hawke's Bay's Smedley Station and Cadet Training Farm will expand in the coming months.
Resilience key for dairy farming
The effect of diet on dairy cow production will be explained at a field day in Dargaville.
Dog trials: Sheep good, food good, all good ...
The week-long event was a massive success and a great credit to the hosting centre.
Shane Jones: Farmers need townies
Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones tells farmers they can't go it alone.
Good prices at Otapawa's bull sale
It was a typical winter Tiraumea day at Otapawa for the Annual Bull Sale on June 4.
Strong milk prices, so why are things grim in rural NZ?
Farmer sentiment is failing despite prospects of a strong milk price for 2019/20.
Meaty issue: NZ's place in a cow-disrupted future
In a world seeing the rise of meatless meat, where does NZ's beef and lamb industry stand?
Editorial: The end of the meat? Not impossible, just not likely
We say: Meat substitutes are changing trends in West but global consumption still rising.
The casual remark that sparked a Tauranga couple's 65-year love story
The good, the bad and the busy: Tauranga couple reflect on their long, loving marriage.
Holy Cow: Outrage from townies over plans to kill city cows
Outrage after inner city farm announced it would slaughter three cows.
3-year-old dies in West Coast farm incident
The preschooler's sudden death has been referred to the Coroner.
Livestock values set for tax purposes
There are two main methods of valuing livestock on hand at year-end for tax purposes.
Stortford Lodge: Good store lambs still in demand
Store lambs were again the highlight of yesterday's sale at Stortford Lodge.
Stortford Lodge: Surges of store lambs snapped up
Store lambs were the big highlight at the Stortford Lodge saleyards during May.
Cows just love their moosic
Kiwi cows are rock chicks, so a poll of dairy farmers around the country reveals.
Lower output reverses farm's fortunes
Alan Syme has focused on a simpler more sustainable system.
Pasture with Chris Glassey: Standoff over pads
Good management can reduce the impact of pugging on pasture growth.
Farmer seeks $210,000 compo after cattle disease bust-up
The farmer saw a contract for 1000 calves cancelled over concerns about the M.bovis.
Award-winning young Māori farmer
20 year-old Kristy Roa is winner of the 2019 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award.
'Indefensible': Councillor calls for ban on use of Roundup in Auckland
The weedkiller has been implicated in non-Hodgkins lymphoma, a type of cancer.
Failure to follow stock moving rules can be costly
A sneaky escape by a steer could result in a big bill, writes Andrew Thomas.