Banks have cut their farmgate milk price forecast after another drop in the GDT price index last week, albeit minor at an overall 1.4%.

The Ministry for Primary Industries says E-commerce has huge potential for the New Zealand primary sector.

Grossly irresponsible – that's how Mike Petersen describes the animal rights group SAFE's placement of an anti-NZ dairying advertisement in a UK newspaper.

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.