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The competition newcomer says he's comfortable with the practical side, but will have to wing it if he is put to the test with any left-field machinery.

Managing more cows and driving more efficiency requires a higher-level look through ration formulation and diet evaluation.

Primary industry exports have reached $64 billion, up 6% in the past year, and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says April was our best ever trade surplus month.

Peters joined us at Fieldays last week to remind people that his dairy farming roots go back to before he put on his political suit.

A Safer Farms white paper released at Fieldays argues technology can cut agriculture costing ACC $120 million a year in injury claims by removing risk from the system before it arises.

Last week’s Rural Industry Leaders Dinner, Debate and Auction raised $420,000, with a sculpture still unsold and likely to push the total past $500,000.

The EcoLab team had their NextGen Solids technology on display at Fieldays, a year after they launched it.

The rural property market is the most liquid it has ever been, with more capital chasing rural land than at any previous point.

A collaboration agreement has been signed to explore integrating QuadSense mastitis detection with the SenseHub Dairy platform.

Government has committed $98,000 to NZ Young Farmers' 100 Champions Rural Wellbeing Programme, seeing resilience coaching and peer-led mental health advocacy into the sector through top competitors.