When the summer dry dents milk production on the unirrigated river flats, a solar farm on the upper terrace is making good use of the sun’s rays for a Golden Bay family. Words Anne Hardie.

Vigilant analysis, strategic decisions and sacrifices are behind the success of Waikato dairy farmers Dan and Gina Duncan. Words Sheryl Haitana.

Another pasture species could provide valuable reductions in nitrogen loss with calls for more research into the potential of tetraploid hybrid ryegrass. Words Anne Lee.

As the days get a little duller and the nights a little longer, this recipe is what you need to bring a little colour back into the kitchen and the kids’ lunch boxes. I know the kids will want to get involved with this easy bake. Let them choose the colour of the jelly and see what they create!

Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s long-term Dairy Beef Progeny Test is entering a new phase which involves more farms and a new approach to identifying opportunities offered by superior dairy beef. Words Sandra Taylor.

Recently Frances Coles has noticed a concerning trend with a number of businesses closely related to farming making redundancies and losing experienced people from their teams.

An investment in new irrigation infrastructure will hopefully save Hamish Hammond thousands of dollars.

Europe is massive in milk. Producing about 150 million metric tonnes of product a year, it’s a huge consumer of its own goods and also the world’s biggest exporter. Fonterra’s European headquarters in the Netherlands manages the co-op’s European sales and customer relationships. Words Tim Fulton.

Canterbury growers are developing a market for maize grain in the South Island. Words Heather Chalmers.