Milking Platform

Two voluntary groups have a special place in the heart for Geraldine farmer Frances Coles.

Sometimes it’s attending to the small stuff that can result in big changes on the farm, Richard Reynolds writes, in the second of his two-part low-tech innovations series.

After a week of Fieldays events and E Tipu BOMA 2023 conference, Trish Rankin has never been more motivated to think about the path ahead for her family, farming business and agriculture.

If we all remember to ask the right questions, we should hopefully, always get the answers we need, Southland dairy farmer Suzanne Hanning says.

Succession is more than a television drama - it’s part of real life for many farming families. Hamish Hammond reports on his own family experience.

Having entered the dairy awards before, Jess Lea took some persuading, but this time around she and husband Cam triumphed in their region.

Canterbury sharemilkers Glenn Jones and Sarah Brett are set to take on a new farm.

Once-a-day milking has paid off this season for Penelope and Blair Drysdale at Te Miro, near Norsewood, Penelope writes.

John Milne reflects on the family’s conversion of a beef and sheep farm to dairy.

Anieka Templer introduces herself and family to Milking Platform.