A DairyNZ programme to help farmers in two Canterbury catchments to reduce N loss has proved highly successful.

The Waikato region is currently experiencing a concerning surge in Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD) cases within dairy herds, with the highly contagious disease potentially causing significant economic losses for farmers, according to vet and CRV national sales and marketing manager Julia Baynes.

Nearly half of the available sites in the inaugural New Zealand Dairy Expo have been taken, says organiser Amanda Hodgson.

New Zealand dairy companies say their policy priorities for the incoming government are the same as they were for the previous Labour administration.

Farmers who have switched their milk supply to the country's newest processor say they are happy with the deal they have been offered.

A better than expected start to milk production in New Zealand has softened global dairy prices, says Westpac senior agri economist Nathan Penny.

Canterbury processor Synlait is eyeing a slice of China's lucrative cream market.

A former farming leader believes that farmers should be wary that milk processors don't take over management of dairy farms under the guise of scope 3 emissions target.

A Rotorua dairy farm has been convicted and fined $40,000 for an illegal dairy effluent discharge from a travelling irrigator.

New Zealand’s newest dairy plant was officially opened in Tokoroa this morning.

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