The commissioning of Fonterra's new multimillion dollar powder plant at Pahiatua means the end of the familiar milk train from Oringi, south of Dannevirke.

National sheep numbers are the lowest since 1935 after falling below 30 million but the industry still accounts for 9.2 per cent of the country's exports, figures show.

In what is arguably the equivalent of making it into the All Blacks squad, Friesian bull Woodcote Mint Medal is set to become one of the best-known names in the business.

Hawke's Bay farm fencer Shane Bouskill has found the ideal way to make up for missing out on completing a hat-trick of national titles. He's now the world champion.

A south Wairarapa couple will represent the eastern North Island in the finals of Silver Fern Farms Plate to Pasture Awards, as a result of judging which took place in Hastings.

I have a solution to help bridge the town/country divide in New Zealand and it all revolves around taking a leaf out of Venezuela's book, writes Dominic George.

Hastings shearer and New Zealand Open champion Dion King is a man with a couple of missions as he flies to the UK for a five-week national team tour of eight test matches.

The current weakness in dairy prices is leading to some soul-searching about the longer-term prospects of New Zealand's largest export industry.