There's no doubt about Kiwis’ love affair with the Toyota Hi-Lux: 104,469 units sold since its launch in the late 1970s.

Fonterra is pouring at least $1 billion into plant upgrades to improve efficiency and boost returns to farmer shareholders.

How low will you go? How long will you stay there? Those are the questions Dairy NZ is asking at the latest round of ‘Tactics for Tight Times’ workshops around the country.

A crisis looms in the dairy industry as the implications of the $4.50 payout starts to hit home.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson says farmers are rightly disappointed with its half-year results, with some threatening at recent farmer meetings to leave the co-op.

Fallout from the 2013 false botulism scare and poor yoghurt sales continue to haunt Fonterra’s Australian business.

With the completion of the 11 regional competitions, the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards have now picked the 33 qualifiers for 2015 final.

Do bigger cows mean more milk in the vat? No, says Australian farmer Sue Walton. Sue and husband David proved this when they switched to buying genetics from LIC 10 years ago, chiefly for easier calving.

Australian dairy farmers are being urged to boost their business credentials to meet the growing challenges of farming.

GOODACRE FARM, Te Kauwhata, north Waikato, has had Case tractors since 1945, and they’ve had a relationship with their local dealer since 1950, says the New Zealand distributor.