THE ELEVATION of Amy Adams to Minister for the Environment is seen by the pundits as an inspired choice. 

The Government says Fonterra farmers are unreasonable in their demands on the DIRA Bill before Parliament.

JUST IN time for break feeding during late autumn and winter is this new release from Taragate, called the Auto Fencer, seen at Central Districts Field Days.

KINBURN FARM, Poukawa, is next door to Poukawa Research Station, so perhaps it's no coincidence its owner Rob Buddo is working closely with PRS scientist Dr Paul Muir on a lucerne cultivar demonstration.

INFORMATION TRANSFER 'flows' many ways. There's the ripple effect of information from field days and seminars spreading 'over the fence'; but there's also the 'coalface' concept vital for the incremental innovation that underpins most advances in efficiency and productivity.

Fonterra needs to sit closer to its customers and listen to their needs, because products are being invented that don't necessarily align with what customers want.

DAIRY FARMERS can expect a ‘tsunami’ of policy on sustainability to head their way, says Fonterra’s general manager sustainability policy and carbon, John Hutchings.

A Bill which oversees Fonterra's farm gate milk price setting and "aims to deliver a more transparent and efficient dairy market" according to Prime Industries Minister David Carter, passed its first reading in Parliament yesterday.

Katherine Tucker has beaten the odds to make it through to the Grand Final of The National Bank Young Farmer Contest after winning the Northern Regional Final on Saturday night.

The big winners at the 2012 Southland Dairy Industry Awards are newcomers to the province, who share common interests and business strengths.