Sally Brooker

New cases of Mycoplasma bovis are still cropping up.

''Complete madness'' is how Aad van Leeuwen describes the Government's decision to continue trying to eradicate Mycoplasma bovis.

North Otago pig farmer Ian Carter has not been roasted for stepping down as chairman of New Zealand Pork.

New Zealand farmers need to protect their seed rights and buy locally grown feed supplements ahead of imports, Doug Simpson says.

Federated Farmers North Otago dairy chairman Lyndon Strang has stood down to focus on water quality matters.

The entire roll of Oamaru Intermediate School converged upon a nearby farm on Thursday.

A report has found regional councils should improve the data they collect from water meters to better educate irrigators on how to use water more efficiently. Sally Brooker reports.

Oamaru, Cheviot, and Invercargill are the latest locations where Mycoplasma bovis has been confirmed.

The weather was kind to North Otago farmers in the past year, but Mycoplasma bovis was a harsh blow.

Interest is strong in a new funding structure that would keep the Hunter Downs irrigation scheme in farmer ownership.

Hinds Young Farmers Club chairwoman Cheyenne Wilson is a finalist in the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer Award for Dairy.

National Lamb Day is coming up on May 24.

Mycoplasma bovis has been confirmed on two more Southland farms and on a second North Island one.

Two more Mid Canterbury farms have been confirmed with Mycoplasma bovis.

The Waitaki Valley's 2018 wines could be worth waiting for.

A Red Meat Profit Partnership initiative is giving school pupils a chance to experience life on a farm.

Two Canterbury irrigation schemes have had their Crown funding withdrawn.

The troubled Hunter Downs irrigation scheme is facing another crisis.