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A much revised farmer consultation roadshow on how to deal with climate change begins this week amid serious misgivings about it taking place while a highly transmissable Covid variant is taking hold in NZ.

A young East Coast farmer is the poster girl for a new dairy sector campaign to attract more locals to milk cows.

OPINION: Benjamin Disraeli once said, "Plan for the worst and hope for the best".

DairyNZ says it has put a number of suggestions to the Government about how the sector could manage labour needs and health risks caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dairy farmers can now apply to recruit much needed overseas farm assistants and herd managers.

Farm costs are rising rapidly and farmers are being urged to manage cows, staff and finance efficiently to stay profitable.

Strong financial management, grazing management and people management skills will help dairy farmers buffer rising input costs and produce milk more efficiently.

OPINION: We’re kicking off 2022 with a road show across the regions in February so farmers can have their say on how agricultural emissions will be priced from 2025.

North Otago farmer Jane Smith says she remains concerned that levy organisations appear to have little appetite for gaining full and transparent farmer mandates before taking their advocacy positions.

Unvaccinated dairy farmers won't be able to attend in-person events run by DairyNZ.