The best of the best
A Northland farm that has previously been a runner-up to the Supreme award in the Dairy Business of the Year has gone one better to take out the top spot at this year’s awards.
Top dairying businesses
Judging is under way for the 2019 Dairy Business of the Year awards with winners to be announced later this month.
The pull of tractors
A Leeston farmer who had a passion for tractors spent 50 years collecting an impressive array of them. Sonita Chandar reports.
Robots take charge
Auckland farmers David Yates and son Brian enjoy reaping the benefits of a robotic milking system. Sonita Chandar reports.
Celebrating women in agriculture
Words spoken during a panel discussion at the Women of Influence Forum in 2016 struck a chord with Chelsea Millar from Grass Roots Media.
Farming sustainably
Tiaki, the sustainable dairying programme launched by Fonterra last year, is ticking all the boxes for farmers.
The programme, which helps farmers farm in more sustainable ways, has been in place for a year.
SenseHub monitors treats
Consumers of Nestle products can be assured the treats they like best have been made with milk from happy, healthy cows.
Have your say on herd improvement
Improving the nation’s dairy herds adds about $300 million to the dairy industry each year but the herd improvement regulatory regime has not been comprehensively reviewed since it was established in 2001.
Calf search gets going
Public voting is now open on the Calf Club website to find the top calves in the country.
Submissions have been pouring in as hundreds of children have shared their stories and photos on the site.
Take the credit
Young South Taranaki couple Owen Clegg and Hollie Wham do things a lot better than they expected. Sonita Chandar reports and how they are running their farm.