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Dairy product prices fell at the Global Dairy Trade auction as whole milk powder continued its slide amid increased supply.

In what is the most significant change to global dairy trade in the past 20 years, milk fat will earn dairy farmers more than protein in the 2018-19 season.

Stefan and Annalize du Plessis, of Dipton, are proof that entering the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards can do good things for business and career.

Now results from the first cohort of the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Genetics Beef Progeny Test have been released, researchers will begin collecting data for the next stages of the project, including...

Developments in the United States market have the potential to impact New Zealand beef producers in the second half of the year, a new industry report says.

Beef + Lamb New Zealand (BLNZ) is ''on a mission'' to continuously improve its Land and Environment Plan (LEP) programme as a key part of implementing its environment strategy, which was released...

Annabel Bulk was thrilled when she heard her name announced as the winner of the 2108 Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year recently, but it was flavoured with a note of disbelief.

Although a new apprenticeship scheme will address future labour needs in the horticultural industry nationally, there is also a shortage of skilled tractor drivers and irrigation technicians to...

Countdown's plan to use Canterbury-grown wheat each year has been welcomed by growers and is probably made possible by the current drought in Australia, South Canterbury Federated Farmers arable...

FMG's farmer wellness programme, Farmstrong, has released the outcomes of its first survey of farming women.

Stefan and Annalize du Plessis, of Dipton, are proof that entering the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards can do good things for business and career.

Traditional agricultural methods have largely been consigned to history as a wave of technology has taken over the industry, Thornbury Enterprises co-owner Iain Bulling says.

The Otago Field Days are expanding way beyond the area in their name.

The next South Island Agricultural Field Days (SIAFD) are less than a year away and exhibitors can now register online to reserve a site.