NEW ZEALAND'S second largest dairy cooperative Westland Milk Products has revised its payout prediction for the 2014-15 season to $5.40 - $5.80/kgMS.

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY has officially launched its lower-North Island base for vocational training and demonstration in lamb and beef finishing systems at a function in the Rangitikei.

RECORD DAIRY prices contributed to Landcorp's net operating profit of $30 million for the year ending June 30, 2014, up from $13 million from the previous year.

ORGANISERS HAVE brought forward the usual final entry date for the 2015 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards because of the popularity of the awards this year.

RABOBANK HAS appointed succession planning manager Chris Haworth as part of Rabobank's focus on assisting New Zealand farmers with the challenges of succession planning.

WAIKATO POLICE are urging land owners to check the integrity of their fences and gates and motorists to ensure their vehicles are up to warrant of fitness standard following a number of crashes and near misses last week.

NELSON DAIRY farmer Julian Raine is bringing the country into the city, teaming up with the Fonterra Milk for Schools Programme and Victory Primary School.

ANALYTICAL TESTING laboratory, Hill Laboratories, has appointed Dr Bart Challis as its new agricultural divisional manager.

A UNIVERSITY of Otago study of the first stages of Varroa infestation and its consequences on bees and viruses in New Zealand will provide important insights for future management of threatened bee populations world-wide.

IMPROVED BROADBAND and cloud software is set to radically enhance farmer's ability to manage their farming business in the next 3-5 years, says farm management software company CRS Software.