Federated Farmers president Katie Milne last month notched up one year in office. She told the recent Feds annual conference in Wellington about issues dominating her first 12 months in the role.

Synlait is working with companies in Europe to bring technology to NZ which will significantly reduce methane in the rumen of animals, says Hamish Reid, director of sustainability and brand.  

Synlait has seen a growing emphasis on issues of sustainability from premium customers worldwide, says chief executive John Penno.

GDT Events auctions rewrote the rules of engagement for buying and selling dairy commodities, says Eric Hansen, director Global Dairy Trade.

Whangarei microbiologist Dr Barry Pyle says calf days are a perfect opportunity to educate youngsters and friends and family about biosecurity.

Pinpoint aerial surveillance of Waikato dairy farms has been voted in by Waikato Regional Councillors as a ‘risk management’ move on farmers suspected of poor effluent handling.

Mycoplasma bovis can spread from cattle to other farm animals, says an expert. 

Agribusiness expert Keith Woodford is warning that the chances of eradicating Mycoplasma bovis are not high.

The A1 versus A2 debate has the potential to tear the industry apart.

New Zealand's dairy farmer leaders have been told that while global demand for milk is great, there is no future without China.

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