Four generations have farmed on John Totty’s 465-hectare property at Staveley, mid-Canterbury with Jersey cows featuring prominently throughout the years.
Biosecurity and Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor extended his thanks and congratulations to the Southland farming community for reaching a landmark zero cases...
New Zealand’s world-first effort to eradicate the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis has made significant progress with the number of infected properties dropping...
Measuring the adequacy of winter crop grazing management will be more straightforward thanks to new guidelines for Farm Environment Plan auditors.
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has announced the members of a new action group tasked with implementing recommendations to improve animal welfare in...
Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor announced the members of the newly established taskforce to respond to the animal welfare issues associated with...
Animal rights organisation SAFE is urging the Government to include experts and advocates from outside the agriculture industry on its newly announced...
The introduction of new NAIT standards and guidelines will bring added value for farmers and NAIT users with tag manufacturers, accredited entities...
New Zealand’s farming sector supports additional efforts to improve winter grazing practices on farms, with a particular focus on animal welfare.
Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor announced he is establishing a taskforce to respond to the animal welfare issues associated with the practice...