There are good lessons to be drawn from the global financial crisis (GFC) for dairy farmers in managing volatility and getting the most from their banking relationship, says Hayden Dillon, head of corporate agribusiness and capital advisory for Crowe Horwath.

Upcoming dairy industry leader Zach Mounsey (25) says he will use two overseas outings later this year as personal and professional development.

Fonterra's 10,500 farmer shareholders got hit by a double whammy last week.

Dwarf cows could be India’s answer to climate change.

Some South Island retailers are going to great lengths to sell Lewis Road Creamery’s famous chocolate milk.

DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle says the current downturn in the dairy industry is different from others in the past. 

DairyNZ advice to limit dairy cows to 8kgDM/head/day of fodder beet is “right in the danger zone” a leading researcher into the crop’s use is warning.

How healthy are you, mentally and physically? If you went to the South Island Dairy Event you could have found out and quite possibly come away with tools to improve your wellbeing.

One year ago South Island Dairy Event delegates were ‘Riding the wave’. This year the 500-or-so farmers and industry staff at Lincoln late last month were looking for ‘Upside’ in a world of weak prices and growing regulation.

It would be a step backwards to the 1950s if raw milk has to be delivered to homes instead of to collection points in the cities, says Raw Milk Producers Association of NZ chairman Ray Ridings.