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The current political climate has increased the emphasis in the media on how New Zealand will meet its international climate change commitments. 

Farmers have just one week left to submit their opinions on the Zero Carbon Bill.

Choosing 15 dairy farmers as NZ’s climate change ambassadors is the next step in the dairy sector’s plan for a culture of climate-conscious agribusiness, says DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle.

Calving season is around the corner and now is the time to start planning and preparing.

DairyNZ veterinary technical policy advisor Nita Harding says normally not too many cows need to be slaughtered on dairy farms.

The cow carcases photographed by Farmwatch appear to have been tipped over a bank into a gully -- not an offal pit, said spokesman John Darroch.

Riparian buffers and constructed wetlands reduce contaminant loss to waterbodies, but by how much?

The good Farming Practice Action Plan for Water Quality launched this month is another way dairy and the wider agricultural sector are working in partnership to improve water quality in New Zealand, says DairyNZ.

Last month saw the annual release of the DairyNZ Economic Farm Survey and the NZ Dairy Statistics.

Wintering cows on crops is a common strategy to help keep them in good condition, but it may result in them getting sick.