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A leading dairy farm consultant says he’s worried that this season’s low milk price will tip some young innovative dairy farmers out of the industry. 

The proposed Southern Dairy Hub is closer to fruition, thanks to strong support from farmers and businesses.

For the past four years the Okaihau property of Alister and Lyn Candy and their daughter Christine has been Northland’s DairyNZ focus farm.

The need for farmers to have a sound strategy to avoid flip-flopping from year to year is now more important than ever. 

Farmers with employees living on their property should be charging them market rates to combat impressions that dairy workers were underpaid, says DairyNZ people team leader Jane Muir.

A wave of environmental regulation is building nationwide, so be aware of what’s coming in your region and heed developments elsewhere, a Canterbury field day heard earlier this month.

Palm kernel extract (PKE) is a by-product of the palm oil industry in South East Asia.

DairyNZ developer Jane Kay says the term ‘mammary memory’ is being bandied around the industry, causing farmers to question their drying off decisions and continue milking when this might not be the best option.

How low will you go? How long will you stay there? Those are the questions Dairy NZ is asking at the latest round of ‘Tactics for Tight Times’ workshops around the country.

Milk prices are volatile and difficult to predict so farmers should approach next season with caution. DairyNZ economists look at how the 2015-16 season could shape up.