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DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says he believes that dairy farmers are still under a lot of pressure, having come through Covid and a period where there have been significant staff shortages.

DairyNZ chair Jim van der Poel says, while the proposal has adopted many key recommendations from the He Waka Eke Noa Partnership, the Government has made significant changes that will be a focus for the sector during the six-week consultation.

Cambridge farmer Ashlea Kowalski believes strategies that reduce farmer injuries during the calving season are low cost and easily adopted.

Dairy farmers and sector leaders tested their mettle against MPs and parliamentary staff in a light-hearted yet highly competitive rugby and netball match last month.

OPINION: This old mutt notes that rural ginger group Groundswell is turning the heat up on Beef+Lamb NZ and DairyNZ by calling for farmers to ask for their levies back from the hapless levy-funded organisations.

The Mycoplasma bovis (M. bovis) eradication programme will target the sole pocket of confirmed infection with depopulation starting on a Mid-Canterbury feedlot and strict new biosecurity measures for the surrounding area.

DairyNZ is organising a fun event on behalf of the dairy sector, with the aim of attracting young people into a career in dairy farming.

Getting some quality science behind the philosophy of regenerative agriculture is critical, according to DairyNZ's strategy and investment leader Bruce Thorrold.

OPINION: The agriculture sector is continuing to find the rocky road to a solution to ag emissions may be paved with good intentions, but the outcome is a mess.

Former Federated Farmers leader Chris Lewis is one of three candidates confirmed for DairyNZ director elections.