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DairyNZ's new Taranaki regional leader, Mark Laurence, plans to help the region’s farmers continue adapting to their fast-changing environment.

Dairy farmers are being told that careful planning in spring is important for successful wintering.

Dairy and red meat farmer lobbies want Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to back their climate change initiative rather than impose a farmer levy.

A DairyNZ-led project launched in July is looking into the benefits to farmers of 3-in-2 milking (three milkings in two days). It will run for three years.

DairyNZ emphasises that the cleanliness of the milking system and the dairy is critical.

Dairy isn’t the backbone of the economy; the environment is, says Fish & Game New Zealand (F&GNZ).

The dairy sector will earn New Zealand about $17.5 billion in export revenue this year, and likely more next year, says Professor Graeme Doole, DairyNZ principal economist.

The Government has extended the deadline for submitting on its freshwater discussion document: farmers say the two-week extension isn’t enough.

OPINION: The suggestion that groups such as DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb NZ are selling the sector out over agricultural emissions is way off the mark and fails to grasp the complexity of the issue.

Two positions on DairyNZ’s Board of Directors have attracted eight dairy farmer candidates.