The financial pain for dairy farmers will hit home early in the coming season, according to the head of Federated Farmers dairy section Andrew Hoggard.

Farmer co-op LIC will hold meetings nationally next month to brief shareholders on its ambitious growth strategy.

A crisis looms in the dairy industry as the implications of the $4.50 payout starts to hit home.

An Angus sirloin from the farm of Forbes and Angus Cameron in Ashhurst, Manawatu has picked up the Steak of Origin award for nation's most tender and tasty steak.

Horticulture New Zealand has increased the number of places it offers on its highly regarded industry Leadership Programme this year.

Applications are now open for the Woolworths Agriculture Business Scholarship Programme, available to young Kiwis working in the primary industries sector.

New Zealand strong wool, renowned for its use in carpets, is set to become world famous for a new use – on people's feet.

The Riddet Institute and the Bio-Protection Research Centre are to receive government funding after their applications to the CoREs (Centre of Research Excellence) were accepted for the second time.

After the success of last year's event the Dairy Women's Network (DWN) and SealesWinslow, are running free calf nutrition workshops again this year.

There may be savings to be made in dry-off treatments on some dairy farms, but care is needed to avoid cuts costing you dearly down the track, warns Dairy NZ’s mastitis specialist, Jane Lacy-Hulbert.