13 August 2018
Farming's a tough enough job at the best of times. When your farm’s ripped apart by a major earthquake, well, that would be enough to make many contemplate a life of traffic jams and air-conditioned offices.
6 August 2018
One of the keys to keeping a community, district or nation running smoothly is having everyone acknowledge and obey the rules.
31 July 2018
It would be easy to label as largely irrelevant two academic reports questioning the environmental and health impacts of red meat production and diets. And as far as those reports relate to New Zealand’s pasture-based system, they are.
23 July 2018
A mate of mine posted a picture on Instagram last night of the first three calves born on her dairy farm. For her, and for countless other dairy farmers around New Zealand, it has begun.
18 July 2018
The discussion about reducing agriculture’s environmental impact is about to get very interesting. For years agriculture has been told to reduce methane and nitrogen emissions and now it appears AgResearch has found an answer, one that poses a moral dilemma for some.
9 July 2018
Ownership of Farmers Weekly is now with GlobalHQ, in Feilding. We couldn’t let the opportunity pass. It’s like buying back the family farm.
2 July 2018
Mainstream media was filled again last week with images of a farmer mistreating his animals, after footage was shot and released by animal rights group Farmwatch.
25 June 2018
Lost in the Mycoplasma bovis debate over the degree of compliance with animal traceability and what farmers have or have not been told by the Ministry for Primary Industries has been the ability of farmers to adjust to meet the challenges of this game-changing disease.
11 June 2018
The theme of National Fieldays this year is the future of farming and no doubt there will be innovations and kit on show that will help a farmer out on the job.
5 June 2018
So we're going to give it a crack.
