Ground-breaking collaborative research into improving dairy fertility genetics has been recognised in the annual Kudos Awards.

Ross and Kristy Conder are not milking your typical Southland herd. The successful farming couple 50:50 sharemilk 840 predominantly Jersey cows at Otapiri, near Winton.

A breeding programme, delivering cows that milk better and are better for the environment, is progressing well.

A survey of farmers in Aparima, Southland, shows farms achieve better environmental results when they have Farm Environment Plans.

Former Fonterra Shareholders Council chair and Waipu farmer Simon Couper explores the international strategies of New Zealand dairy firms.

Agribusiness expert Professor Nicola Shadbolt says that New Zealand cooperatives have a bright future ahead of them.

Young Maori who work on dairy farms or who are involved in the dairy industry are being encouraged to enter the 2021 award for the Ahuwhenua Young Maori Farmer of the year.

A very wet warm October/November has put a damper on milk production in many parts of the North Island, according to DairyNZ.

Recovery in global dairy demand is on increasingly solid ground, says Westpac senior agri economist Nathan Penny.

Farmers are willing to work with the Government on climate change solutions but warn there are no silver bullets.