SUSTAINABILITY MUST be built into everyday farming, not bolted on, was one of the key messages delivered to agribusiness and industry leaders by Canterbury farming ambassadors Roz and Craige Mackenzie.

THE END of milk quotas in Europe from 2015 will add another dimension to the global milk supply, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.

NEVER MIND the limits, it's the paperwork that's the real threat in regional council moves to cut nutrient losses and meet central Government's National Policy Statement on Freshwater Quality, cropping farmers have been told.

WAITAKI MP JACQUI Dean is pleased with the efforts of farmers around Otago in fencing waterways, as Fonterra announces that 20,000kms of waterways across the country now exclude stock.

MICHAEL SPAANS has been elected as the new director on the Fonterra Board of Directors.

NEW ZEALAND YOUNG Farmers members are making waves in the agricultural scene at home and abroad.

NEW RESEARCH funded by Ballance Agri-Nutrients that will look at the most efficient use of nitrogen fertiliser for pasture growth.

MICHAEL SPAANS has been elected as the new director on the Fonterra Board of Directors.

ENTRIES IN THE 2014 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are running neck-and-neck with last year.

CANTERBURY FARMER Mike Ryan has taken out the 2013 Mint Lamb Competition, producing the country's best lamb from paddock to plate.