The development of a robotic automated cup attachment system - in a joint venture involving Dunedin-based Scott Technology - is being heralded as a significant breakthrough for the dairy farming industry.
Fonterra shareholders will be able to meet director candidates during roadshows in the South tomorrow.
New Zealand commodity prices lifted last month, led by the price of pelts.
An $87 million programme that will look at how more value can be generated from beef carcasses has attracted government funding.
Farmers intuitively know which are their best and poorest-performing paddocks.
Volatility in agri-commodity prices looks likely to continue into 2013, particularly for grain and oilseed markets, a new report from Rabobank shows.
Demand for units in the Fonterra Shareholder Fund surged yesterday, with $133 million worth of trading in the three hours following the launch of Trading Among Farmers.
Irrigation NZ has applauded a $136,000 grant from the Government's Irrigation Acceleration Fund to help assess the viability of expanding irrigation on the south side of the lower Waitaki River.
When Clive Wallis says he has "had some dreams", he's not kidding.
Returns of $3/kg for strong wool are unsustainable, both for farmers and the sheep industry - and it is up to farmers to change the situation, Wools of New Zealand chairman Mark Shadbolt says.
New Zealand's lamb crop might be up by nearly two million this spring, but it is still the third-smallest on record since the early 1950s.
Think of international wine markets and Mexico, Brazil, Poland and Nigeria may not immediately spring to mind.
New Zealand's wine industry is seeing "signs of a new optimism emerging" after enduring tough times since 2008, New Zealand Winegrowers chief executive Philip Gregan says.
New Zealand's milk production leaped 11.3% last season, going down as the most productive on record.
When Waitahuna farmer Symon Howard won Miss Canterbury, it was quite a coup.
Stud breeding is in Wayne Williams' blood.
When Preston Hope arrived at his new farm 10 years ago, the snow was over the top of the fences as he drove up the driveway.
For an export nation like New Zealand, being "clean and green" is not enough any more, Oritain Global chief executive Dr Helen Darling says.
The West Coast, where tradition and time appear to stand still, folk heroes are born, and the compelling scenery in all directions is as attention-grabbing as the sandflies, and where the annual Haast cattle sale is a firm fixture on the farming calendar. Agribusiness reporter Sally Rae and illustrations editor Stephen Jaquiery went along for a look.
Phil "Doc" McDonald reckons his cold-brew coffee is almost like a drug - and he has to be careful not to drink his supply.