In a dairy shed, milk quality depends in part on the cleanliness of the bulk milk tank says DairyNZ.

Winter's end is a time for cultivating paddocks; this must be done well to prevent sediment and excessive nutrients getting into waterways from the land.

Farm sales are easing says the Real Estate Institute of NZ (REINZ).

In a volatile market there is never a better time to take financial stock of a business.

Millions of people would have been healthier if they had consumed milk rather than used milk substitutes, according to an article in The Washington Post.

When you have a hard problem and no solutions you tend to ignore it: that's what New Zealand has been doing about greenhouse gas emissions, says Anders Crofoot, Federated Farmers spokesman on climate change.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson says the 3% drop in last week's GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) event is not a lot in the context of the increases in recent GDT events.

Six candidates are standing for Fonterra board elections this year.

Shareholders will still have their say on the bid for the board reduction from 13 to nine members, say two sponsors of the proposal.

Fonterra's board will tell shareholders this week whether it supports a contentious resolution to reduce the size of the board.