The milking shed at Keswick farm is a short drive from Rangiora's bustling town centre and like the town's mainstreet there's a tight squeeze on parking when the cows come for afternoon milking.

The first robotic milker in a southern hemisphere high school is running at Feilding High School, Manawatu.

Opportunistic buyers taking advantage of low prices were probably behind last week's 3.6% overall rise in the GlobalDairyTrade (GDT), says Rabobank research analyst Emma Higgins.

The addition of body condition score to breeding worth in February will accelerate the rate of genetic gain in New Zealand dairy cows, says DairyNZ.

It's no secret that the quality and availability of internet connectivity in rural communities varies greatly.

Dairy farmers are welcoming the latest cut in the official cash rate.

Fonterra is brushing off calls to suspend its online dairy auction as a means of arresting the decline in milk powder prices.

The latest drop in the Global Dairy Trade price index will impact many farmers carrying a lot of debt, says DairyNZ chairman John Luxton.

Well-known Southland engineering identity Des James recently died after a long illness.

Leading a discussion after the Groves and Lincoln presentations, DairyNZ consulting officer Caleb Strowger asked what is being retained, reduced, deferred or removed from budgets this season.