Farms are expected to benefit from experimental work by the Department of Conservation and Fonterra as they jointly trial floating wetlands in Waikato.

DairyNZ's extension manager Andrew Reid says there’s some truth in the suggestion that a whole generation of farmers have never relied solely on grazing their cows on grass.

Fifty three students will take part this week in a three day agricultural careers "taster" course at Taratahi in the Wairarapa.

Fonterra's new Lichfield, South Waikato, dryer is the largest in the world, co-equal with the Darfield D2 dryer in the South Island, says the co-op’s chief operations officer, Robert Spurway.

The global supply/demand is beginning to rebalance, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson says former PM John Key was a great supporter and advocate of the dairy industry.

Bay of Plenty farmer Donna Smit says she is “thrilled to bits” at her election to the Fonterra board.

Expect more flak from politicians and others as New Zealand moves into general election mode, says Federated Farmers Dairy chair Andrew Hoggard.

Kaikoura's dairy farms are back in business, a convoy of tankers having resumed milk collection exactly three weeks after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake cut off all road access.

Don Galletly’s Loch Ness dairy farm on the Emu Plain, near Waiau, remains the only one in North Canterbury unable to milk in the wake of the November 14 quake.

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