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OPINION: DairyNZ was forced to cancel its Top of the South farmer meetings, called to discuss a drought response.

DairyNZ has entered the debate between Federated Farmers and Environment Southland (ES) over water quality targets.

It would appear that the industry has been reluctant to go ahead with the He Waka Eke Noa consultation because of Covid and have felt heavily pressured to do this, against their better judgement.

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.