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DairyNZ chief executive Tim Mackle has welcomed the announcement of the members of the Interim Climate Change Committee.

DairyNZ has endorsed a raft of new animal welfare regulations on various procedures such as castration, docking and debudding, and stock transport.

Farmers widely support the decision to cull 22 more herds infected with Mycoplasma bovis. 

‘It was the only way forward,’ says the Minister of Agriculture, Damien O’Connor, on the decision to slaughter more than 22,000 cows with M. bovis. 

It is time to move away from whole-herd antibiotics to protect stock against mastitis at drying-off, says DairyNZ senior scientist Jane Lacy-Hulbert.

Environment minister David Parker has told DairyNZ he wants action fast on water quality, says Carol Barnao, DairyNZ general manager policy and advocacy.

Getting good staff is a big challenge faced by dairy farming businesses. But are we doing enough as employers to create environments where good people want to work? 

Are you prepared for the new milk cooling regulations to take effect on June 1? 

Reducing onfarm emissions is a challenge facing all farmers, not just dairy. In fact, it is one of the biggest challenges facing the food producing sector worldwide. 

Kale is normally used as a winter feed crop. With a deep root system it has good drought tolerance.