The number of dairy cattle has dipped for the second year, while beef cattle numbers increased strongly in 2018, Stats NZ said.
AgResearch is urging strict adherence to welfare standards for the hard-working reindeer this holiday season.
Federated Farmers is supportive of the government call that we may be able to achieve the biosecurity triumph of being the first...
Federated Farmers is in sync with the Government’s determination to revamp NAIT into a more effective and easy-to-use system, and urges farmers...
In 1995 Andrew and Maree Palmer saw the value of being part of CRV Ambreed’s progeny testing programme so jumped on board...
Pests most commonly targeting New Zealand’s pastures are costing the economy up to $2.3 billion a year, an AgResearch study has found.
Fonterra’s new fat evaluation index (FEI) grading system came into effect on September 1 2018, and it is forcing New Zealand dairy...
Environment Canterbury accepts some farmers will be unable to meet their resource consent conditions due to Mycoplasma bovis, and will work with...
CRV Ambreed has designed an assessment tool for its clients to calculate how much nitrogen their cows are excreting in urine.
Good on-farm animal management will be essential if plans to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) are to succeed, the New Zealand Veterinary...