Automatic teat spraying is no longer just about labour savings, says dairy automation company GEA.

Farming is becoming increasingly complex. Until recentyl, farmers had relatively few issues to focus on: feeding cows, producing milk and hopefully making enough money to feed their family and pay off their mortgages.

The 2021 NZ Dairy Industry Awards (NZDIA) Farm Manager of the Year Christopher Vila spoke at the 2022 awards night held recently in Christchurch. Here's his speech...

OPINION: Do calm cows produce more milk?

DairyNZ and NIWA have joined forces to help farms with wetland design and performance.

It will likely be a case of second - or third - time lucky for the winner of the 2022 Valden Cow of the Year, with five of the six finalists of the prestigious Holstein Friesian cow competition having been nominated at least once before.

A major manufacturer and distributor of silage wrap has joined the Plasback agricultural plastics recycling scheme.

Maximising per-cow production has always been an interest of Manawatu dairy farmers Craig and Raewyne Passey - and Holstein Friesian cattle have proven the ideal breed to achieve this.

Rural insurer FMG has been named one of 40 Gallup Exceptional Workplaces from around the world.

Former Fonterra chairman John Monaghan says he's quite humbled to make the Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee honours list.