A "late" start to cattle showing hasn't dulled Southland teenager Chloe Thomson's love for the pastime, and the Holstein Friesian breed. In fact, it has only made it stronger.

Reports coming in from across the country indicate many farmers and contractors are behind with their crop planting schedule due to the cold, wet spring.

Golden Bay farmer Corrigan Sowman was recently elected as LIC's third South Island director.

South Waikato farmer Gray Baldwin has stepped down from the LIC board after a 10-year stint.

Driving from home base in the Horowhenua through Hawke’s Bay and up the East Coast, it’s pretty evident that feed for cows is in short supply and that ground is still wet.

OPINION: Farmers in many parts of the North Island are now facing a looming feed crisis.

OPINION: Rising living costs in the UK have pushed the price of cow’s milk, a staple for households across the UK, above dairy-free alternatives for some shoppers.

OPINION: West Australian dairy farmers struggling to find revenue streams are turning to alcoholic spirits – not drinking but making the products.

OPINION: The UK's revolving door politics of recent weeks means the country's farmers are getting used to their fifth Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in five years.

OPINION: The recent Groundswell national protest was surprisingly a fizzer in some rural regions.

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