Pirongia’s Jo Sheridan is one of three finalists in the national Dairy Woman of the Year Award and is passionate about education both on the farm, and in the classroom. She is currently demonstration manager…
Pirongia’s Jo Sheridan is one of three finalists in the national Dairy Woman of the Year Award and is passionate about education both on the farm, and in the classroom. She is currently demonstration manager…
Dairy farmer Tor Pedersen isn’t waiting for regulations to tell him how to be a better farmer. The 27-year-old went as far as relocating the main race to improve stream health and help freshwater mussels…
Berry production on Bob Teal’s Cambridge orchard increased by almost 50 per cent last year. Teal’s 1.8-hectare Bruntwood Gardens lifestyle block produced nearly 6000 trays of berries in the 2024 season for New World and…
Waikato Regional Council (WRC) recently approved a submission on the government’s proposed new wastewater environmental performance standards that are intended to be rolled out across New Zealand. Taumata Arowai is the water services regulator for…
More punters visited Fieldays last year and spent more money on products and services, according to the University of Waikato economic impact report. The four-day National Agricultural Fieldays attracted 106,000 people through the gates at…
When Jeff Woolford broke a wrist after going over the handlebars of his farm bike last year, his partner Lara Sutton stepped into his gumboots. “I would not have survived without her,” Woolford said. “It’s…
Rotomate sheep and beef farmer Mat Sherriff says pond levels have dropped about one metre on his farm. When you can see the mountains it’s going to rain, when you can’t see the mountains, it’s…
Zac van Dorsten is the 2025 Waikato Dairy Manager of the Year. Van Dorsten, 27, manages Tony and Louise Collingwood’s 455-cow 165ha farm at Scown Road, Ōtorohanga. Van Dorsten, who is from Te Awamutu and…
DairyNZ board chair Tracy Brown says the organisation got it wrong when it asked farmers to chose one of two levy rises. Asking farmers whether they wished to maintain current science and research, at between…
James Grafton moved north to become an apprentice in one of the most ancient trades. Senior writer Chris Gardner went to Kowhai Forge in Wharepapa South to find out his story. As soon as Rob…
