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With summer bringing hot conditions to many parts of the country, it’s important to ensure cows avoid heat stress and their health is closely monitored.

Warren Lund and son Daniel milk about 400 cows on 110ha at Pokuru, near Te Awamutu.

DairyNZ will lead a seven-year $21 million research partnership to contribute to cleaning up rural waterways.

Landcorp is to sponsor the Ahuwhenua Trophy, which recognises excellence in Maori dairy and sheep and beef farming.

Farmlands Cooperative has bought into the farm software firm FarmIQ, a developer of software for farming and agribusiness.

Waihi farm owners Jean and David Mansfield like running their business their way.

Canterbury dairy farmers are putting money where where their mouths are and playing their part in helping to improve water quality, says Canterbury dairy leader Tom Mason.

Fonterra farmers are confident their co-op was right in issuing a precautionary recall of infant formula four years ago.

A “hint of conservativeness” can be detected in Fonterra’s updated forecast on the farmgate milk price last week, says ASB’s senior rural economist Nathan Penny.