How many days this summer will your herd be at risk of heat stress? Cows are at risk when temperatures exceed 24 degrees Celsius at relative humidity of about 75... Read More

Baywide Community Law Service, which has been offering free legal advice in the Bay since July 2005, now has fully staffed offices in Tauranga and Whakatane, with... Read More

Nineteen years ago effluent from the newly-constructed dairy shed on Sherwood Farm at Kaharoa could, quite legally, be discharged into a stream. However, owners... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has a new community gardens policy aiming to formalise agreements with voluntary groups wanting to grow produce on council-owned... Read More

A strong interest and love of trees, and the aesthetics and sense of place they bring, are what motivates Meg Gaddum and Bob Wishart to continue planting. The 2013... Read More

A Te Puke country backpackers is experiencing huge growth ahead of a busy kiwifruit season thanks to the emergence of new type of traveller filling its typically... Read More

Raglan dairy farmer Jason Dickey proved he is a serious contender for the upcoming Motorcycle New Zealand Cross Country Championships after claiming the Raglan Rocx... Read More

Retiring some former grazing land at Pukekauri Farms has increased dry matter production on the remaining pasture by two tonne per hectare. Rick Burke and Jan Loney.While... Read More

A huge open-sided barn is the favourite place to be for the 500 cows on Dreamfields Farm, at Otakiri near Edgecumbe. It's pretty popular with the staff too. Aztech... Read More

Technological advances in infra-red imaging have revolutionised the way we see our world. During the last 40 years, infra-red imaging has progressed breast health... Read More

The David Brown Cropmaster tractor wasn't in working order, but that didn't stop 13-year-old Bill Webb from doing a deal with its owner. Gumboot isn't Bill's first... Read More

Trials conducted during the last three years in Italy and New Zealand show the elicitor Agrizest can reduce the destructive impacts of Psa-V on kiwifruit vines and... Read More